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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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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

TYRONE HUNT,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COOPER,

Defendant. /

No. C 09-03387 JSW

ORDER DISMISSING WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND AND

DENYING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

The Court has received Plaintiff’s complaint and application to proceed in forma

pauperis, both filed in this Court on July 23, 2009. The Court also notes the Order dated July

28, 2009 in which the complaint was dismissed without prejudice and the file closed for failure

to maintain an updated address for Plaintiff. Now, having received a letter from Plaintiff dated

May 19, 2010, the matter has been reassigned to the undersigned. The original complaint was

dismissed with leave to amend. Below, the undersigned explains the reasoning for the dismissal

and sets a deadline for filing an amended complaint.

The Court may authorize a plaintiff to file an action in federal court without prepayment

of fees or security if the plaintiff submits an affidavit showing that he or she is unable to pay

such fees or give security therefor. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The in forma pauperis statute also

provides that the Court shall dismiss the case if at any time the Court determines that the

allegation of poverty is untrue, or that the action (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a

claim on which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is

immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). 

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It is impossible to discern from Plaintiff’s original complaint filed on July 23, 2009

many of the essential details of the events that triggered the lawsuit, the legal theories under

which he seeks relief, or the causes of action against any particular named defendant. The

handwriting is largely illegible and the attachments are not particularly elucidating. Plaintiff

has failed to set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is

entitled to relief” as required by Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Accordingly, the Court dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend and this Court

now DENIES the application to proceed in forma pauperis. If Plaintiff wishes to pursue this

action, he must file an amended complaint as well as an updated application to proceed in forma

pauperis by no later than June 18, 2010. Failure to file a cognizable legal claim by this date

shall result in dismissal of this action with prejudice. The Court advises Plaintiff that a

Handbook for Pro Se Litigants, which contains helpful information about proceeding without an

attorney, is available through the Court’s website or in the Clerk’s office. The Court also

advises Plaintiff that additional assistance may be available by making an appointment with the

Legal Help Center, which is located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th Floor, Room 2796, San

Francisco, California, 94102.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TYRONE HUNT,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COOPER et al,

Defendant.

 /

Case Number: CV09-03387 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 28, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office

delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Tyrone Hunt

801 Penn. Ave

Washington, DC 20003

Dated: May 28, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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