(PC) Stephenson v. County of Placer

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/18/2020 ORDERING Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint and a proper, completed IFP application within 30 days of the date of this order. (Henshaw, R)

Case 2:20-cv-02227-DB Document 4 Filed 11/18/20 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM STEPHENSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:20-cv-2227 DB P

v.

ORDER

COUNTY OF PLACER,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2).

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Plaintiff has not submitted either filing on a proper form.

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Plaintiff will be granted thirty days to submit a first amended complaint and a new

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application to proceed in forma pauperis on the proper forms. Plaintiff is cautioned that he must

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complete the forms in their entirety.

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The amended complaint must be a short and plain statement of his claims which shows

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that he is entitled to relief. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Plaintiff should also note that the in forma

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pauperis application includes a section that must be completed by a prison official, and the

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application must be accompanied by a certified copy of plaintiff’s prison trust account statement

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for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of this action.

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Case 2:20-cv-02227-DB Document 4 Filed 11/18/20 Page 2 of 2
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff copies of this court’s Civil Rights Complaint

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By A Prisoner and Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By A Prisoner forms, and

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2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a first amended

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complaint and a proper, completed in forma pauperis application.
Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply fully with this order may result in a

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recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

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Dated: November 18, 2020

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