McCollum

Filing 8

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. ***Civil Case Terminated.*** Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 2/16/2021. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/16/2021)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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In re MCCOLLUM,
Plaintiff.

Case No. 20-cv-09478-HSG
ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On December 31, 2020, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff expressing concern about

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prison conditions, stating that he feared for his safety and was concerned about potential exposure

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to COVID, and seeking a copy of a court order. Dkt. No. 1. The Court therefore opened a civil

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rights action under the above-captioned case number and the Clerk of the Court informed Plaintiff

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that this action was deficient because he had neither (1) filed a complaint on the proper form or (2)

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paid the $350 filing fee or filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. Nos. 2, 4. The

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Clerk of the Court informed Plaintiff that he had twenty-eight days to correct these deficiencies or

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the action would be dismissed. Id.

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On January 25, 2021, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff, stating that he did not

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intend to open a civil rights action and merely wanted a copy of a court order. Because it appears

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that Plaintiff did not seek to bring a new action regarding the issues raised in his December 31,

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2020 letter to the Court, the Clerk of the Court is directed to administratively close this action as

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opened in error. Because the action was opened in error, no filing fee is due.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 2/16/2021
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge