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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICKY PAUL SMITH,

Plaintiff, 

 v.

TILLMAN, K.; GUZMAN, C.;

CLAWSON, B.; and HALL, D.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-1464 WHA (PR) 

DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE TO

AMEND

This case was opened when plaintiff wrote a letter to the court complaining about

various events at the Contra Costa Jail, where he is confined. In the letter he asked “how to

proceed with this legally.” In an effort to protect plaintiff’s rights the letter was treated as an

attempt to open a civil rights case under Section 1983. He was sent a notice that he had not

paid the filing fee or applied for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). In response he has

returned the IFP materials and attached to them a completed form for prisoner Section 1983

suits.

The completed form that plaintiff has attached to his IFP application (document number

3 on the docket) contains as its “statement of claim” only the words “case No. C07 1464 Filed

3-14-7.” The number is that of this case, but this provides no explanation of what claims

plaintiff intends to press against the named defendants. It may be an attempt to incorporate the

letter which initiated this case by reference, but plaintiff does not say so, and in any event

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United States District Court

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having parts of the complaint in different places is not practical. 

The complaint therefore is DISMISSED with leave to amend within thirty days of the date

of this order. The amendment must be on the Court’s form for prisoner Section 1983 cases, and

plaintiff must put the case number of this case and the words “First Amended Complaint” on

the first page. If no amendment is filed this case will be dismissed for failure to state a claim. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6 , 2007. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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