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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

LONNIE WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1073 DFL GGH P

vs.

PRISON INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. He seeks relief pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma

pauperis. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1).

As a preliminary matter, before this court can make the determination whether

plaintiff can proceed in forma pauperis, it is necessary that his complaint reflect the actual

number of lawsuits he has brought while a prisoner and that he has set forth each case with its

respective disposition. Plaintiff signed his complaint form under penalty of perjury. See

Complaint Form, filed May 17, 2006, p. 3. Plaintiff indicated that he had filed one (1) previous

lawsuit while a prisoner. Court records, however, of which the undersigned takes judicial

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A court may take judicial notice of court records. See Barron v. Reich, 13 F.3d 1370, 1

1377 (9 Cir. 1994); MGIC Indem. Co. v. Weisman, 803 F.2d 500, 505 (9th Cir. 1986); United th

States v. Wilson, 631 F.2d 118, 119 (9th Cir. 1980).

 The federal in forma pauperis statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) includes a limitation on the 2

number of actions in which a prisoner can proceed in forma pauperis: “In no event shall a

prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under [§

1915(g)] if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any

facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the

grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,

unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 

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notice, indicate that plaintiff has previously filed in the United States District Court, Eastern

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District of California, alone no less than eleven (11) cases. Thus, plaintiff has failed to truthfully

declare the actual number of cases he has filed prior to filing this action. Moreover, on the face

of it, it appears that plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis in this action, pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which may be his reason for failing to truthfully identify the number of

cases he has brought before bringing this action and the dispositions thereof. On January 30,

2006, in Case No. 05-1376 REC SMS P, plaintiff was denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), for having filed at least three prior actions which had been

dismissed for failure to state a claim. 

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Plaintiff must, within twenty days of the filed date of this order, show cause why

this court should not impose the sanction of dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1)(B) for

violation of Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b). Failure to respond timely to this order will result in a

recommendation of dismissal with prejudice of this action.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff must show cause why, within twenty days of the filed date of this

order, this court should not impose the sanction of dismissal, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1)(B)

for violation of Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b), for plaintiff’s failure to declare truthfully the number of

cases he had filed prior to filing this action; and

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2. Plaintiff must identify the disposition of each of the lawsuits he has filed as a

prisoner (no less than 11) prior to this action.

DATED: 10/25/06

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

will1073.osc

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