Hill v. Noort et al

Filing 9

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT. If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint or fails to adequately respond to the issues raised herein on or before March 1, 2024, the undersigned will recommend dismissal of this action. Signed by Judge David W. Christel. (MW) (cc: Plaintiff via USPS w/ blank 1983 form)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 10 11 12 13 HORACE HILL, JR., v. Plaintiff, ERIKA NOORT, et al., CASE NO. 3:23-CV-5923-TMC-DWC ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendants. 14 15 The District Court has referred this action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to United States 16 Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. Plaintiff Horace Hill Jr., proceeding pro se and in forma 17 pauperis, initiated this civil rights action on October 12, 2023. See Dkt. 1. On November 3, 18 2023, the Court notified Plaintiff of the deficiencies of his Complaint and directed Plaintiff to file 19 an amended complaint on or before December 6, 2023, if he wished to proceed with this action. 20 Dkt. 6. The Court warned Plaintiff that if he failed to file an amended complaint or adequately 21 respond to the issues raised in the Court’s Order Declining to Serve, the undersigned would 22 recommend dismissal of this action. Id. 23 24 ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT - 1 1 Plaintiff did not file a timely response to the Court’s Order Declining to Serve. Rather, on 2 January 29, 2024, nearly two months after an amended complaint was due, Plaintiff filed a letter. 3 See Dkt. 8. While the letter appears to attempt to assert claims, Plaintiff has not filed an amended 4 complaint on the form provided by the Court and he has not cured the deficiencies identified in 5 the Order Declining to Serve. However, because Plaintiff filed a response to the Court’s Order 6 Declining to Serve, the Court will afford Plaintiff one additional opportunity to file an amended 7 complaint that cures the deficiencies of his Complaint. 8 9 Accordingly, if Plaintiff intends to pursue a § 1983 civil rights action in this Court, he must file an amended complaint and within the amended complaint, he must write a short, plain 10 statement telling the Court: (1) the constitutional right Plaintiff believes was violated; (2) the 11 name of the person who violated the right; (3) exactly what the individual did or failed to do; (4) 12 how the action or inaction of the individual is connected to the violation of Plaintiff’s 13 constitutional rights; and (5) what specific injury Plaintiff suffered because of the individual’s 14 conduct. See Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 362, 371–72, 377 (1976). 15 Plaintiff shall present the amended complaint on the form provided by the Court and it 16 may not incorporate any part of the original complaint by reference. The amended complaint will 17 act as a complete substitute for the original complaint, and not as a supplement. The Court will 18 screen the amended complaint to determine whether it contains factual allegations linking each 19 Defendant to the alleged violations of Plaintiff’s rights. The Court will not authorize service of 20 the amended complaint on any Defendant who is not specifically linked to a violation of 21 Plaintiff’s rights. 22 23 24 ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT - 2 1 If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint or fails to adequately respond to the issues 2 raised herein on or before March 1, 2024, the undersigned will recommend dismissal of this 3 action. 4 5 6 The Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff a copy of this Order and the appropriate forms for filing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint and for service Dated this 6th day of February, 2024. 7 A 8 David W. Christel Chief United States Magistrate Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT - 3

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