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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

inmates in Hart asked for injunctive relief and not monetary damages. The Court at this time

expresses no opinion on 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

Faustino Sanchez-Alvarez, 

Plaintiff, 

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Joseph Arpaio,

Defendant. 

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No. CV 05-3255-PHX-DGC (GEE)

ORDER

Plaintiff Faustino Sanchez-Alvarez, currently confined in the Maricopa County

Durango Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1

This action is one of more than one thousand lawsuits filed in this district since September

2004 alleging that the overcrowded conditions in the Maricopa County jail system have

resulted in a variety of constitutional violations. T he Court will order Defendant Arpaio

to answer the Complaint.

A. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis & Filing Fee

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

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

$250.00 for this action. No init ial partial filing fee will be assessed by this Order. 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the Court will direct the appropriate agency to collect

monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s

trust account. These payments will be forwarded by the appropriat e agency to the Clerk

of Court each time the amount in Plaintiff’s account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is

paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Plaintiff should take notice that if he is released before the filing fee is paid in full,

he must pay the remaining unpaid amount of the filing fee within 120 day s of the date of

his release. If Plaintiff fails to pay the remainder of the filing fee within 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 portion thereof if the Plaintiff has raised

claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail t o st ate a claim upon 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). T he Court also must dismiss a complaint or portion

thereof if Plaintiff fails to exhaust any administrative remedy available to him. 42 U.S.C.

§ 1997e(a). 

C. Complaint

Plaintiff names as a Defendant Joseph Arpaio, Sheriff of Maricopa County, alleging

that he is responsible for training and hiring and the policies and p rocedures related to

Maricopa County Jails. Plaintiff argues that his constitutional rights were violated by (1)

an inadequate and tainted diet resulting in headaches, nausea, and indigest ion, (2)

overcrowding, resulting in him being forced to eat on his bed or floor which attracts bugs

and spiders, and (3) unsanitary conditions caused by asbestos, poor ventilation, and dirty

conditions, result ing in athletes foot, bites from bugs and spiders, dry and itchy eyes,

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runny noses, sore throats, headaches, staph infections, and skin irritations. Plaintiff seeks

monetary and other relief.

In his Complaint, Plaintiff refers to Hart v. Hill, No. CIV 77-0479-PHX-EHC (D. Ariz.),

claiming t hat t he conditions of his confinement violated an Amended Judgment in that

act ion. Jurisdiction to enforce the judgment is retained by the court which entered it. Jeff

D. v. Kempthorne, 365 F.3d 844, 853 (9th Cir. 2004). A civil rights action is not the proper

means by which to enforce the decree. Cagle v. Sutherland, 334 F.3d 980, 986 (11th Cir.

2003); Klein v. Zavaras, 80 F.3d 432, 435 (10th Cir. 1996); DeGidio v. Pung, 920 F.2d 525, 534

(8th Cir.1990); Green v. McKaskle, 788 F.2d 1116, 1122-23 (5th Cir. 1986). Standing alone,

remedial orders cannot serve as a substantive basis for a § 1983 claim for damages because

such orders do not create “rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution

and laws.” Green, 788 F.3d at 1123-24. Remedial decrees are t he means by which

unconstitutional conditions are corrected but they do not create or enlarge constitutional

rights. Id. at 1123. To the ext ent Plaintiff seeks to enforce Hart v. Hill, his claim is not

properly brought in this action. 

D. Claims to be Served

At this early stage, Plaintiff sufficient alleges that his const it ut ional rights were

violated by (1) an inadequate and tainted diet, (2) overcrowding, and (3) unsanitary

conditions. Defendant Arpaio will be ordered to answer the Complaint.

E. Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

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

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this action 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 (9th Cir. 1992 (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order

of the Court).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 

(1) Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is granted. 

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(2) Plaintiff is obligat ed to pay the statutory filing fee of $250.00 for this action.

Plaintiff is assessed no initial partial filing fee. All fees shall be collected and paid in

accordance wit h this Court’s Order to the appropriate government agency filed

concurrently herewith.

(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 Arpaio.

(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 complete

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 this Order, whichever is lat er, the action may

be dismissed as to each Defendant not served p ursuant 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 t he Summons, a copy of the Complaint,

and a copy of this Order for future use.

(7) T he United States Marshal shall notify Defendant of the commencement of this

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

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

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

returned as undeliverable as soon as t hey 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 up on

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

(b) Within 10 days after personal service is effect ed, file the return of service

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

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of the summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service up on

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 t his Order and for

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

service will be taxed against the p ersonally 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 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.

(10) Any answer or responsive pleading shall state the Defendant by name on

whose behalf it is filed. The Court may strike any answer, responsive pleading, or ot her

motion or paper t hat does not identify the Defendant by name on whose behalf it is filed.

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

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

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

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

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

District Court Judge or Magistrate Judge which has not been filed wit h t he Clerk of Court

may be disregarded by the Court.

(12) At all times 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.” T he not ice

shall cont ain only information pertaining to the change of address and its effective date.

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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 to p rosecut e p ursuant 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 comply with

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

notice to Plaintiff.

(14) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Glenda E. Edmonds pursuant to

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

DATED this 31st day of October, 2005.

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