Church

Filing 7

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 9/17/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(knmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JACK CHURCH,

Case No. 14-cv-03444 VC (PR)

Plaintiff.

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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On July 30, 2014, Jack Church, a state prisoner, filed a letter attempting to state

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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constitutional claims against employees of Pleasant Valley State Prison, located in Coalinga,

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California. On the same day, the Clerk of the Court sent Church a notice that he had not filed a

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complaint on the proper form to state a civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that he had

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not submitted an application to proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). Doc. Nos. 2, 3. Church was

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informed that he must submit a complaint on the correct form within twenty-eight days or his case

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would be dismissed and the file closed. Doc. No. 2. Church was also provided with a copy of the

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Court’s current IFP application and a return envelope, and directed to either pay the filing fee or

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file the completed IFP application within twenty-eight days of the notice to avoid dismissal of the

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action. Doc. No. 3.
More than twenty-eight days have passed and Church has not submitted a completed IFP

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application, a civil rights complaint or otherwise communicated with the Court.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

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The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions, and close the file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

September 17, 2014
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge