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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 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RON STEPHEN REDHEAD, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

WILLIE BROWN COMMUNITY 

CENTER, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 16-cv-01422-EDL 

ORDER REGARDING AMENDED 

COMPLAINT 

This case was filed on March 23, 2016. Dkt. 1. The complaint listed three Plaintiffs in the 

caption (i.e., on the top of the page): Ron Stephen Redhead, Shana Howard, and Antanysha Dean. 

Id. Also on March 23, 2016, Plaintiff Ron Stephen Redhead filed an application to proceed in 

forma pauperis (i.e., without being required to prepay the full amount of fees or costs, or give 

security). Dkt. 3. However, this application provided information about only Plaintiff Redhead, 

and not about Plaintiff Howard or Plaintiff Dean. Id. 

On March 31, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a motion requesting leave to file an amended complaint 

that removed Plaintiff Howard and Plaintiff Dean. Dkt. 8. The Court issued an order informing 

Plaintiffs that they did not need the Court’s permission to file an amended complaint, and 

instructing them to do so by April 14, 2016. Dkt. 10. 

Plaintiffs missed this deadline, and the Court then issued an order to show cause as to why 

the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Dkt. 12. Plaintiffs did not attend the 

hearing on the order to show cause, and the Court then issued a Report and Recommendation to 

dismiss for failure to prosecute, to which Plaintiffs did not object, and which was then adopted. 

Dkt. 17. 

On July 6, 2016, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff Redhead informing the Court 

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that his address had recently changed, and therefore he had not been served with the Report and 

Recommendation. Dkt. 19. Plaintiff also filed a Response to the Court’s order to show cause that 

explained his failure to respond to the Court’s order (Dkt. 24), and the Court (Tigar, J.) vacated its 

earlier order adopting the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 20). 

On July 13, 2016, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint (Dkt. 25), presumably in an 

attempt to comply with the Court’s earlier order instructing Plaintiffs to file a complaint that 

removed Plaintiff Howard and Plaintiff Dean from the complaint (so that the Court could rule on 

Plaintiff Redhead’s application to proceed in forma pauperis). However, the amended complaint 

still lists Plaintiff Howard and Plaintiff Dean in the caption (i.e., on the top of the first and second 

pages). See Dkt. 25 at 1, 2. 

If Plaintiff Redhead still wishes to remove Shana Howard and Antanysha Dean as 

Plaintiffs in this case, he shall file a second amended complaint that deletes their names from the 

caption. At that point, the Court will rule on Plaintiff Redhead’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. 

The Court again reminds Plaintiffs that they may wish to seek assistance from the Legal 

Help Center, a free service of the Volunteer Legal Services Program, by calling (415) 782-8982 or 

signing up for an appointment on the 15th Floor of the Courthouse, Room 2796. At the Legal 

Help Center, Plaintiffs may speak with an attorney who may be able to provide basic legal help, 

but not legal representation. The Court also urges Plaintiffs to obtain a copy of the Pro Se 

Handbook, available free of charge from the Court's website (www.cand.uscourts.gov) or in the 

Clerk’s Office on the 16th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 26, 2016 

 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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