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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Emilia E. Petrut 

Plaintiff, 

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Village Oak at Glendale; Meria Gera, 

Defendants. 

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No. CIV 06-0691-PHX-MHM

ORDER

On March 8, 2006, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint and a motion to

proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 1 & 2). Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis

contains the relevant information for purposes of in forma pauperis status required by LRCiv

3.3, Local Rules of Practice of the District of Arizona. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma

pauperis (Doc. 2) is granted. 

 The motion for in forma pauperis requires the Court to screen the complaint. See 28

U.S.C. §§ 1915(a) and (e)(2). In screening a complaint filed with a request to proceed in

forma pauperis, the Court must dismiss the complaint at any time if it is "frivolous or

malicious" or if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See 28 U.S.C. §§

1915(e)(2)(B)(i), (ii). 

Plaintiff pro se has filed a handwritten complaint that is not signed. Rule 11(a) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[e]very pleading, ... shall be signed ..., if the

party is not represented by an attorney, [the pleading] shall be signed by the party." Under

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Rule 11(a), "[a]n unsigned paper shall be stricken unless omission of the signature is

corrected promptly after being called to the attention of the ... party." 

Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain “a

short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Rule

8(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure states that “[e]ach averment of a pleading

shall be simple, concise, and direct.” A complaint having the factual elements of a cause of

action present but scattered throughout the Complaint and not organized into a “short and

plain statement of the claim” may be dismissed for failure to satisfy Rule 8(a) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. Sparling v. Hoffman Constr. Co., 864 F.2d 635, 640 (9th Cir.

1988); McHenry v. Renne, 84 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 1996). 

In her handwritten complaint, Plaintiff appears to be alleging that she applied for a

position at Village Oaks in Glendale on January 15, 2005 but that her application was denied.

The name of the person who interviewed Plaintiff is not clear from the allegations. Plaintiff

further alleges that she complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

("EEOC") but the date of this contact is not set forth in the complaint. It also is difficult to

ascertain what occurred with respect to her contact with the EEOC. Plaintiff has not set forth

the statutory or other basis of her claim for relief or the basis of this Court's jurisdiction. For

example, Plaintiff may be asserting a claim for employment discrimination or constitutional

violation. Plaintiff further has not alleged in her pro se complaint the remedy she is seeking,

such as, for example, monetary damages. 

The complaint will be dismissed with leave to amend to allow Plaintiff to clearly

allege her claims in short, plain statements which demonstrate she is entitled to relief. In any

amended complaint, Plaintiff must tell the Court: (1) the constitutional right or statutory

provision under which Plaintiff is proceeding; (2) the constitutional right or statutory

provision which Plaintiff believes has been violated; (3) exactly what the named

Defendant(s) did or failed to do and the date or dates of the act or omission alleged; (4) how

the action or inaction of the Defendant(s) is connected to the alleged violation; and (5) what

specific injury Plaintiff has suffered because of that Defendant’s conduct. Plaintiff may set

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forth her allegations in numbered paragraphs for purposes of clarity. Plaintiff further should

set forth a plain and concise statement of the relief she is seeking. Plaintiff must sign the

amended complaint and provide her address and telephone number, if any, on the pleading.

See Rule 11(a). 

 Plaintiff should take notice that if she fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, or any order of the Court entered in this matter, the action will be dismissed

pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963

F.2d 1258 (9th Cir. 1992) (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any

order of the court). Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk of Court is directed to enter a judgment

of dismissal without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff, if Plaintiff fails to

timely file an amended complaint within 30 days from the date this Order is filed.

Accordingly

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc.

2) is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint is dismissed without prejudice with

leave to amend. Plaintiff shall have 30 days from the date this Order is filed in which to file

an amended complaint in order to state specific allegations against a Defendant(s) in

compliance with Rules 8, Fed.R.Civ.P., and to otherwise comply with this Order. The

amended complaint must be retyped or rewritten in its entirety and may not incorporate any

part of the original complaint by reference. Any amended complaint submitted by Plaintiff

should be clearly designated as such on the face of the document. Plaintiff shall sign the

amended complaint and set forth her address and telephone number, if any, on the pleading.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to enter a judgment

of dismissal without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff, if Plaintiff fails to

timely file an amended complaint within 30 days from the date this Order is filed.

DATED this 7th day of July, 2006.

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