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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE OWEN DUSTIN, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

C. GIPSON, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-01405-LJO-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR COPY 

OF COMPLAINT

(ECF NO. 45)

Dale Dustin (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing 

this action on June 25, 2014. (ECF No. 1). On May 18, 2015, the Court1directed Plaintiff to 

file an Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 19). While Plaintiff has requested numerous 

extensions of time, the Amended Complaint has not yet been filed. On September 16, 2016, 

Plaintiff filed what the Court construes as a Motion for a Copy of the Complaint (“the 

Motion”). (ECF No. 45). According to the Motion, Plaintiff needs a copy of the Complaint in 

order to draft the Amended Complaint. While it appears that a copy of the Complaint has 

already been sent to Plaintiff (ECF No. 43), Plaintiff has asserted in his Motion that he has not 

 

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Judge Gary S. Austin was the presiding Magistrate Judge at the time.

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received it. Additionally, it appears that Plaintiff’s address may have changed (ECF No. 45), 

lending credence to Plaintiff’s assertion. 

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a copy 

of Plaintiff’s initial Complaint (ECF No. 1).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 22, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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