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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DARREL L. ESPINOSA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-2881 KJM GGH PS 

ORDER 

Plaintiff, proceeding in this action pro se, has requested leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 

302(21), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

Plaintiff has been declared a vexatious litigant, and a pre-filing review order is in place. 

See Espinosa v. Marshall, 2:06-cv-1192 MCE GGH PS. The terms of that order, filed June 15, 

2007, are: 

(1) Plaintiff shall not initiate any further pro se action in this court 

unless the pleadings initiating the action are accompanied by a 

declaration under penalty of perjury that explains why plaintiff 

believes he has meritorious claims. The declaration shall include a 

list of all previous actions plaintiff has filed in this or any court, 

identifying named defendants and all claims made in the previous 

actions. Plaintiff shall certify that the defendants named in the 

proposed action have never before been sued by plaintiff, or 

alternatively that any claims against previously sued defendants are 

not related to previous action [s]. The declaration shall also state 

that the claims are not frivolous or made in bad faith, and that 

plaintiff has conducted a reasonable investigation of the facts and 

the investigation supports his claim(s). Finally, a copy of this order 

shall be attached to any application. (2) The Clerk shall not file or 

lodge any action submitted pro se by plaintiff unless it is 

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accompanied by the required declaration and a copy of the instant 

order; any such incomplete filings shall be returned to plaintiff 

without further action of the court. (3) If plaintiff files a pro se 

action accompanied by the required declaration, the Clerk shall 

open the matter as a miscellaneous case to be considered by the 

General Duty Judge of this court. The judge will issue necessary 

orders after making a determination whether the case is in fact 

related to a previous case filed by plaintiff, and whether it is nonfrivolous. 

(Id., ECF No. 92 at 2-3.) 

 Because the pre-filing screening order was not initially followed in this case in terms of 

non-filing, the undersigned will modify the terms of that order for this matter only. After plaintiff 

submits a declaration,1 the undersigned will review it instead of the General Duty Judge. 

 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: within fourteen days of this order, plaintiff shall file 

a declaration precisely as set forth in the order quoted above. Failure to submit a complete 

declaration will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. 

Dated: February 6, 2015 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

GGH:076/Espinosa2881.scrn 

 

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 For this action only, plaintiff will not be required to submit a copy of the 2007 order. 

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