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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES CARL KELLY,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. SULLIVAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-00045-SI 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Re: Dkt. No. 2

On June 27, 2019, the court ordered plaintiff, James Carl Kelly, to show cause within thirty 

days why this action should not be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which provides that a 

prisoner may not bring a civil action 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). The order identified three prior dismissals 

that appeared to count under § 1915(g), stated that plaintiff did not appear to be under imminent 

danger of serious physical injury when he filed the complaint, and ordered plaintiff to show cause 

why pauper status should not be denied and the action should not be dismissed. The order further 

stated that plaintiff also could avoid dismissal by paying the filing fee by the deadline. 

Plaintiff did not respond to the order to show cause, and the deadline by which to do so has 

passed.

Each of the three earlier dismissals identified in the order to show cause counts as a dismissal 

for § 1915(g) purposes. Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee, has not shown that any of the prior 

dismissals could not be counted under § 1915(g), does not appear to have been under imminent 

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danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed this action, and has not otherwise shown cause 

why this action could not be dismissed. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's in forma pauperis

application is DENIED. Docket No. 2. This action is DISMISSED for failure to pay the filing fee. 

The dismissal is without prejudice to Plaintiff asserting his claims in a new complaint for which he 

pays the full filing fee at the time he files that action. 

The clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 9, 2019

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SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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