Holmes

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ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 2/22/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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In re

Case No. 16-cv-00209-JSC

TIMOTHY HOLMES,

ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY
CLOSING CASE;
INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

Plaintiff.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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This case was opened on January 13, 2016, when Plaintiff, a prisoner of the State of

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California, filed a letter to the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson complaining about conditions of

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his confinement. That day, the Clerk notified Plaintiff that he had not filed an application to

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proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), and two days later the Clerk notified Plaintiff that he had not

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filed a complaint. Along with these notices, the Clerk mailed to Plaintiff the Court’s complaint

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and IFP forms, instructions for completing the forms, and a stamped return envelope. Plaintiff has

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responded by filing a letter asking for the case to be dismissed and stating that he did not intend to

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file a lawsuit. (See Dkt. No. 6.) Accordingly, the Clerk shall administratively close this case has

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having been opened in error, and send electronic copies of both Plaintiff’s initial letter (Dkt. No.

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1) and this order to Judge Henderson. No fee is due.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 23, 2016

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HOLMES,

Case No. 16-cv-00209-JSC
Plaintiff,

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v.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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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 February 23, 2016, 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.

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Timothy Holmes ID: Prisoner Id T88939
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA 94974

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Dated: February 23, 2016

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Susan Y. Soong
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Ada Means, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
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