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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Many inmates apparently believe that they will receive an immediate payout from

a fund established in Hart v. Hill, No. CV 77-0479-PHX-EHC (MS) (D. Ariz.). No such fund

exists. The inmat es in Hart asked for injunctive relief and not monetary damages. The

Court at this time expresses no opinion whether Plaintiff’s lawsuit may result in an award

of damages. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Manuel Espinoza, 

Plaintiff, 

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Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 05-2058-PHX-DGC (VAM)

ORDER

This is one of more than one thousand civil rights actions filed since September

2004 by Maricopa County Jail inmates.1 Plaintiff is an inmate at the Durango Jail in

Phoenix, Arizona. The Court will require an answer to the Complaint.

A. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis & Filing Fee

Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Pursuant t o 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of

$250.00 for this action. An initial partial filing fee of $10.32 (based on an average monthly

deposit of $51.60 for the six months preceding the filing of the Complaint) will be assessed

by this Order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the Court will direct the

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appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff’s trust account and

forward it to the Clerk of Court.

Plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding

month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust account. The Court will direct t he appropriate

agency to collect these mont hly p ayments, which will be forwarded to the Clerk of Court

each time the amount in Plaint iff’s account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). Plaintiff should t ake notice that if he is released before the filing fee

is p aid in full, he must pay the remaining unpaid amount of the filing fee within 120 day s

of t he dat e of his release. If Plaintiff fails to pay the remainder of the filing fee wit hin 120

days of the date of his release, the action will be dismissed, unless Plaintiff shows good

cause, in writing, why he is unable to pay the remainder of the filing fee.

B. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints

The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief

against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or port ion thereof if the Plaintiff has raised

claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim up on which relief

may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such

relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). 

C. Complaint

In his Complaint Plaintiff alleges that the Durango Jail is severely overcrowded and

that “we are living in an unhealthy environment , one t hat is flooded with many violations

and illegal substances.” He asserts that he has been “ sick constantly” from the unsafe and

unsanitary living conditions. He alleges that Defendant Sheriff Arpaio sets the “standards

and procedures” for the Durango Jail and that Defendant Cap t ain Peterson enforces the

sheriff’s rules and regulations. For relief, Plaintiff requests an award of $100.00 for each

day he has been in custody. These allegations adequately st at e a claim, and the Court will

require an answer to the Complaint.

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D. Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

Plaintiff should take notice that if he fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this act ion will be dismissed pursuant to

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258,

1260-61 (9t h Cir.) (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order of

the Court), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 

(1) Plaintiff’s Applicat ion t o Proceed In Forma Pauperis is granted. Plaintiff is

obligated to pay the st at utory filing fee of $250.00 for this action. The Maricopa County

Sheriff or his designee shall collect from Plaintiff’s trust account an initial partial filing fee

in the amount of $10.32 and shall forward the amount to the Clerk of Court . Said p ay ment

shall be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

(2) The Maricopa County Sheriff or his designee shall collect the filing fee from

Plaintiff’s trust account by collecting monthly payment s in an amount equal to 20 percent

of t he preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust account and forwarding t he

payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00 in

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The payments shall be clearly identified by the

name and number assigned to this action.

(3) The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a service packet including the Complaint,

this Order, and both summons and request for waiver forms for Defendant s Arpaio and

Peterson.

(4) Plaintiff shall complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of Court within

20 days of the date of filing of this Order. The United States Marshal will not provide

service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order.

(5) If Plaintiff does not either obtain a waiver of service of the summons or comp let e

service of the Summons and Complaint on each Defendant within 120 days of the filing of

the complaint or within 60 days of the filing of t his Order, whichever is later, the action may

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be dismissed as t o each Defendant not served pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 16.2(b)(2)(B)(i). 

(6) The United States Marshal shall retain the Summons, a copy of the Comp laint,

and a copy of this Order for future use.

(7) The United States Marshal shall notify Defendants of the commencement of this

action and request waiver of service of the summons p ursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice to Defendants shall include a copy of this Order. The

Marshal shall file waivers of service of the summons or requests for waivers that were

returned as undeliverable as soon as they are received. If a waiver of service of summons

is not returned by a Defendant within thirty days from the date the request for waiver was

sent by the Marshal, the Marshal shall:

(a) Personally serve copies of the Summons, Complaint, and this Order upon

the Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

(b) Wit hin 10 days after personal service is effected, file the return of service

for the Defendant, along with evidence of the attempt to secure a waiver of service

of the summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service upon

the Defendant. The costs of service shall be enumerated on the return of service

form (USM-285) and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal for

photocopying additional copies of the Summons, Complaint, or this Order and for

preparing new process receipt and return forms (USM-285), if required. Costs of

service will be taxed against the personally served defendant pursuant to Rule

4(d)(2) and (5) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise ordered by

the Court.

(8) A Defendant who agrees to waive service of the Summons and Complaint shall

return the signed waiver forms to the United States Marshal, not the Plaintiff.

(9) Defendant s shall answer the Complaint or otherwise respond by appropriate

motion wit hin t he time provided by the applicable provisions of Rule 12(a) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure.

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(10) Any answer or responsive p leading shall state the specific Defendant(s) by

name on whose behalf it is filed. The Court may strike any answer, responsive pleading,

or other motion or paper that does not identify the specific Defendant (s) by name on

whose behalf it is filed.

(11) Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendant s, or if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon counsel, a copy of every further p leading or other document submitted for

consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with t he original document and copy, to

be filed with the Clerk of the Court, a certificate stating the date a t rue and correct copy of

the pleading or document was mailed to Defendant s or counsel. Any paper received by

a District Court Judge or Magistrate Judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of Court

may be disregarded by the Court.

(12) At all t imes during the pendency of this action, Plaintiff shall immediately advise

the Court and the United States Marshal of any change of address and its effective date.

Such notice shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall

contain only informat ion pertaining to the change of address and its effective date.

Plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice on all opposing parties. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a Notice of Change of Address may

result in the dismissal of the action for failure t o p rosecute pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

(13) A clear, legible copy of every pleading or other document filed shall

accompany each original pleading or other document filed with the Clerk for use by the

District Judge or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure t o comp ly with

this requirement may result in t he pleading or document being stricken without further

notice to Plaintiff. 

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(14) This matter is referred t o M agistrate Judge Virginia A. Mathis pursuant to

Local Rules of Civil Procedure 72.1 and 72.2 for further proceedings.

DATED this 16th day of November, 2005.

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