(PC) Colbourn v. Caraway
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ORDER AND FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 10/25/2024 ORDERING the Clerk to assign a district judge to this action and RECOMMENDING this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim. Assigned and referred to Judge Troy L. Nunley. Objections to F&R due within 21 days. (Yin, K)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ORRIN TYLER COLBOURN,
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No. 2:24-cv-2773 SCR P
Plaintiff,
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v.
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CORIE J. CARAWAY,
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ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Defendant.
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. §1983. Plaintiff has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required
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filing fee of $350.00 plus the $55.00 administrative fee.1 See 28 U.S.C. §§1914(a), 1915(a).
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Plaintiff would ordinarily be provided the opportunity either to submit the appropriate affidavit in
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support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the required fees totaling $405.00.
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However, the only defendant in this case is a judge who plaintiff sues for damages for an
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allegedly unconstitutional sentence imposed earlier this year. In a Section 1983 case for
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damages, judges are entitled to absolute immunity for actions taken within their jurisdiction. See
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Schucker v. Rockwood, 846 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) (per curiam). If Plaintiff wishes to
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If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted, plaintiff will still be required to pay the filing fee
but will be allowed to pay it in installments. Litigants proceeding in forma pauperis are not
required to pay the $55.00 administrative fee.
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challenge his sentence in federal court through a habeas corpus action, he must first exhaust all
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state court remedies. Plaintiff does not state a Section 1983 claim on which relief can be granted
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and any amendment would be futile. Plaintiff will accordingly not be ordered to submit an IFP
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application or pay the required filing fee.
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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court
assign a district court judge to this action.
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IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed for failure to state a
claim.
These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States District Judge
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assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(l). Within twenty-one days
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after being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections
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with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings
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and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified
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time may result in waiver of the right to appeal the district court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951
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F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).
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DATED: October 25, 2024
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