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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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 To date, those efforts have been unsuccessful.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

George Wilson Overturf, 

Plaintiff, 

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Janice K. Brewer, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1856-PHX-GMS (DKD)

ORDER

Plaintiff George Wilson Overturf, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison

Complex, Central Unit, in Florence, Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which the Court dismissed with leave to amend. (Doc. 1, 7.) Plaintiff

filed a First Amended Complaint and a motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 15, 16.)

The Court dismissed the First Amended Complaint with leave to amend and denied the

motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. 17.) The Court stated, however, that it would request

counsel to represent Plaintiff pro bono and to file a notice of appearance within 30 days.1

(Id.) Plaintiff has filed a motion to extend the deadline for filing a second amended

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complaint until April 16, 2012. (Doc. 22.) Plaintiff also filed a motion for oral argument on

his motion for extension of time, which will be summarily denied. (Doc. 23.) 

Plaintiff seeks the extension in part because he has not received responses to

discovery propounded by him to Defendants. (Id.) Plaintiff’s request for production and

interrogatories were premature because no defendant has been served with or ordered to

respond to an amended complaint. In other words, prior to the service of an amended

complaint on one or more defendants, discovery in this matter is premature. If Plaintiff, pro

se or through counsel, files an amended complaint that sufficiently states one or more claims,

the Court will order service on the defendants and that parties will thereafter have an

opportunity to conduct discovery. Plaintiff will not, therefore, be granted an extension on

that basis. 

Plaintiff otherwise seeks an extension because of his visual impairment, delays in

being provided glasses by prison officials, and delays in being able to obtain legal copying.

The Court will grant Plaintiff an additional 30 days from the filing date of this Order in

which to file a second amended complaint. 

Warnings

A. Release

Plaintiff must pay the unpaid balance of the filing fee within 120 days of his release.

Also, within 30 days of his release, he must either (1) notify the Court that he intends to pay

the balance or (2) show good cause, in writing, why he cannot. Failure to comply may result

in dismissal of this action.

B. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

C. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

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LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

D. Possible “Strike”

Because the Complaint and First Amended Complaint have been dismissed for failure

to state a claim, if Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint correcting the deficiencies

identified in the February 16, 2012 Order, the dismissal may count as a “strike” under the “3-

strikes” provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Under the 3-strikes provision, a prisoner may not

bring a civil action or appeal a civil judgment in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “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.” 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g). 

E. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of the February 16, 2012 Order

or this Order, including these warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further

notice. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61 (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Plaintiff’s motion for oral argument is denied. (Doc. 23.)

(2) Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time within which to comply with the

February 16, 2012 Order, doc. 17, is granted to the extent set forth below. (Doc. 22.)

(3) Plaintiff is granted an additional 30 days from the filing date of this Order in

which to file a second amended complaint in compliance with the February 16, 2012 Order.

(4) If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint within 30 days, the Clerk of

Court must, without further notice, enter a judgment of dismissal of this action with prejudice

that states that the dismissal may count as a “strike” under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

(5) The Clerk of Court must mail Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing a civil

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rights complaint by a prisoner.

DATED this 11th day of April, 2012.

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