Smith v. Salinas Valley State Prison, et al.

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 10/20/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/20/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAJAZZ A. SMITH,

Case No. 17-cv-04562-YGR (PR)

Plaintiff,
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ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT
PREJUDICE

v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON,
et al.,
Defendants.

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On August 3, 2017, Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the present pro se prisoner complaint

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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On August 4, 2017, the case was transferred to this District. Dkt. 2.

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On August 9, 2017, the Clerk of the Court sent a notice to Plaintiff, informing him that his

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action could not go forward until he paid the filing fee or filed a completed prisoner’s in forma

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pauperis application. The Clerk sent Plaintiff a blank in forma pauperis application and told him

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that he must pay the fee or return the completed application within twenty-eight days or his action

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would be dismissed. More than twenty-eight days have passed and Plaintiff has not paid the filing

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fee, returned the in forma pauperis application or otherwise communicated with the Court.

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Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk shall

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terminate all pending motions and close the file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 20, 2017

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge