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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D. BRIAN F. BARTOLEME,

Plaintiff,

v.

!,

Defendant.

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No. C 07-4889 JL

REFERRAL FOR REASSIGNMENT

The Court received Plaintiffs application to file his complaint without prepayment of

the filing fee, in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Plaintiff satisfies the indigence requirement of 28

U.S.C. §1915. However, the complaint is virtually impossible to decipher. The Court would

of necessity find it factually frivolous and therefore would not grant the application. A

magistrate judge does not have jurisdiction to deny an IFP application, absent the consent

of the Plaintiff. Tripati v Rison, 847 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1988) . Plaintiff has not consented to

this Court’s jurisdiction. Accordingly, this case is hereby referred for reassignment.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: November 19, 2007 

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 James Larson

 Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:07-cv-04889-MHP Document 5 Filed 11/19/07 Page 1 of 1