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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED 

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DISTRICT 

COURT

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of California

San Francisco Division

STEVE GARRISON, 

Plaintiff,

v.

GOVERNOR BROWN; et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

No. 15-cv-977 LB

ORDER OF DISMISSAL 

On April 2, 2015, mail was sent from the court to plaintiff at the only address he provided to the

court and was returned undelivered on April 13, 2015, marked "return to sender" and "NIC," which

is an abbreviation for "not in custody." (ECF No. 10.) Three more pieces of mail sent from the

court to plaintiff were returned undelivered and stamped "Not In Custody," (ECF Nos. 11, 12 and

14.) Plaintiff has not provided any address other than the address to which the undeliverable mail

was sent. More than sixty days have passed since the mail first was returned to the Court

undelivered. Plaintiff has failed to comply with Local Rule 3-11(a) which requires a party

proceeding pro se to "promptly file with the Court and serve upon all opposing parties a Notice of

Change of Address specifying the new address" when his address changes. Local Rule 3-11(b)

allows the Court to dismiss a complaint without prejudice when mail directed to a pro se party is

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returned as not deliverable and the pro se party fails to send a current address within sixty days of

the return of the undelivered mail. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice because plaintiff

failed to keep the Court informed of his address in compliance with Local Rule 3-11(a). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 24, 2015 _______________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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