Grimes v. Grimes

Filing 5

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 12/14/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/19/2012)

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1 2 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 JEROME L. GRIMES, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) v. ) ) ) ) KING SECURITY SERVICES, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________ ) Nos. C 12-5499 JSW (PR) C 12-5689 JSW (PR) C 12-5690 JSW (PR) C 12-5693 JSW (PR) C 12-5694 JSW (PR) C 12-5695 JSW (PR) C 12-5696 JSW (PR) C 12-5697 JSW (PR) C 12-5701 JSW (PR) C 12-5702 JSW (PR) C 12-5987 JSW (PR) C 12-5988 JSW (PR) C 12-6053 JSW (PR) ORDER OF DISMISSAL 15 Plaintiff, an inmate in the San Mateo County Jail and frequent litigator in this 16 Court, filed the above thirteen pro se civil rights cases over the course of approximately 17 one month. On May 18, 2000, this Court informed Plaintiff that under the "three-strikes" 18 provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) he generally is ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis 19 in federal court with civil actions filed while he is incarcerated. See Grimes v. Oakland 20 Police Dept., C 00-1100 CW (Order Dismissing Complaint, 5/18/00). Since then, 21 Plaintiff has continued to file hundreds of civil actions seeking in forma pauperis status. 22 With respect to each action filed, the Court conducts a preliminary review to assess the 23 nature of the allegations and to determine whether Plaintiff alleges facts which bring him 24 within the "imminent danger of serious physical injury" exception to § 1915(g). In the 25 past, Plaintiff has routinely been granted leave to amend to pay the full filing fee and to 26 state cognizable claims for relief, but he has habitually failed to do so. For example, in 27 2003 alone Plaintiff's failure to comply resulted in the dismissal of approximately thirty28 1 2 six actions under § 1915(g). In accord with this ongoing practice, the Court has reviewed the allegations in the 3 present actions and finds that Plaintiff alleges no facts which bring him within the 4 "imminent danger" clause. Succinctly put, these actions challenge the validity of the 5 arrest and criminal charges which led to his current incarceration. As has been explained 6 to Plaintiff countless times, such claims are barred under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 7 477 (1994) (state prisoner's § 1983 complaint for damages which implies invalidity of 8 conviction or sentence must be dismissed unless plaintiff demonstrates conviction or 9 sentence has already been invalidated). Therefore, it would be futile to grant Plaintiff 10 leave to amend. And even if Plaintiff did amend, he would be required to pay the 11 $350.00 filing fee, which he has never done. 12 Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice under § 1915(g). The 13 applications to proceed in forma pauperis are DENIED. No fee is due. If Plaintiff is so 14 inclined, he may bring his claims in a new action accompanied by the $350.00 filing fee. 15 In any event, the Court will continue to review under § 1915(g) all future actions filed by 16 Plaintiff while he is incarcerated in which he seeks in forma pauperis status. 17 The Clerk of the Court shall close the file and terminate all pending motions. 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 DATED: December 14, 2012 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JEFFREY S. WHITE United States District Judge 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 FOR THE 3 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 JEROME GRIMES, Case Number: C 12-5499 JSW (PR) 6 Plaintiff, 7 v. 8 KING SECURITY SERVICES et al, 9 Defendant. 10 11 12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 13 14 15 16 17 / C 12-5689 JSW (PR) C 12-5690 JSW (PR) C 12-5693 JSW (PR) C 12-5694 JSW (PR) C 12-5695 JSW (PR) C 12-5696 JSW (PR) C 12-5697 JSW (PR) C 12-5701 JSW (PR) C 12-5702 JSW (PR) C 12-5987 JSW (PR) C 12-5988 JSW (PR) C 12-6053 JSW (PR) I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. That on December 19, 2012, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office. 18 19 21 Jerome L. Grimes #12675072 1 Moreland Drive San Bruno, CA 94066 22 Dated: December 19, 2012 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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