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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNATHAN S. WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-1335 LKK KJM P

vs.

D.L. RUNNELS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On July 12, 2004, plaintiff filed a document seeking removal of a state habeas

action to this court. State court actions generally are not removable by the party that filed the

state action, see 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), and plaintiff fails to provide any justification for departure

from this rule. 

It appears from filings made after plaintiff’s motion for removal that plaintiff may

wish to initiate an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Therefore, the court will order that the Clerk

of the Court send plaintiff the court’s form-complaint for violations of civil rights alleged by

prisoners and grant plaintiff thirty days to file a completed complaint. The court will not rule on

plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis at this time, but will do so if plaintiff files a

complaint. Plaintiff is cautioned that if he files a complaint, he will be charged the $150.00 filing

fee that was in effect for a § 1983 action at the time of his filing of this action. If he qualifies for

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in forma pauperis status, the filing fee will be collected in increments from his trust fund.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All outstanding motions, except plaintiff’s July 12, 2004 and September 20,

2004 requests to proceed in forma pauperis, are denied.

2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days within which to file a complaint for violation of

civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s failure to file a complaint within thirty days will

result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of the court’s formcomplaint for violations of civil rights alleged by prisoners. 

DATED: May 10, 2005.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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