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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JUSTIN BRACKEN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:17-cv-00189 AC 

ORDER 

Plaintiff, a state prisoner at Salinas Valley State Prison, has filed a notice that he has been 

assaulted and is in fear for his “life and safety.” ECF No. 1. No other pleadings have been filed 

by the plaintiff. Plaintiff has not named any defendants. In order to commence an action, 

plaintiff must file a complaint as required by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and 

plaintiff must either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed 

in forma pauperis.1

 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court will not issue any orders 

granting or denying relief until an action has been properly commenced. Plaintiff will be 

provided the opportunity to file his complaint, and to submit an application requesting leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the appropriate filing fee. 

If plaintiff chooses to file a complaint, he is advised that the federal venue statute provides 

 

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 If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted, plaintiff will still be required to pay the filing fee 

but will be allowed to pay it in installments. 

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that a civil action “may be brought in (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all 

defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, (2) a judicial district in which 

a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part 

of property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) if there is no district in which an 

action may otherwise be brought as provided in this action, any judicial district in which any 

defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 

1391(b). 

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

 1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a complaint 

that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

and the Local Rules of Practice; the complaint must bear the docket number assigned this case; 

plaintiff must file an original and two copies of the complaint. Plaintiff shall also submit, within 

thirty days from the date of this order, the application to proceed in forma pauperis on the form 

provided by the Clerk of Court, or the filing fee in the amount of $400.00.2 Plaintiff’s failure to 

comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this matter be dismissed; and 

 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court’s form for filing a civil 

rights action, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. 

DATED: January 30, 2017 

 

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 The $400.00 is comprised of the $350.00 filing fee and a $50.00 administrative fee. If plaintiff 

is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff is not required to pay the $50.00 

administrative fee. 

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