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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On November 25, 2013, a complaint bearing the name of Bertram C. Johnson (“Plaintiff”) was 

received and filed.

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 The complaint is not signed and it sets forth no intelligible claims for relief. The 

Court cannot consider unsigned filings and the complaint shall be stricken from the record for that 

reason. Plaintiff has thirty days to file a signed complaint that complies with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 8(a).2 Plaintiff also must either file a motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis or 

pay the $400.00 filing fee in full. 

 

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The complaint arrived in an envelope, which bore the name of Young Yil Jo, who is also at the Etowah County 

Jail. Mr. Jo’s abusive litigation tactics are well known in this district, and based on Mr. Jo’s filing history and the lack of a 

signature on the complaint, the Court cannot determine whether or not Mr. Johnson authorized the filing of this action.

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A complaint must contain Aa short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief....@ 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not required, but A[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of 

action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice.@ Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 

BERTRAM C. JOHNSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

SIX UNKNOWN NAMES AGENTS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-01927-LJO-BAM PC

ORDER STRIKING COMPLAINT AND 

REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE SIGNED 

COMPLAINT FORM AND EITHER FILE 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 

THIRTY DAYS

(ECF No. 1)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s complaint is stricken from the record for lack of signature;

2. The Clerk’s Office shall send Plaintiff a Bivens complaint form and an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis;

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff must file a signed 

complaint and either file a motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $400.00 filing 

fee for this action; and

4. The failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 26, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1949 (2009) (citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964-65 (2007)). While a 

plaintiff=s allegations are taken as true, courts Aare not required to indulge unwarranted inferences.@ Doe I v. Wal-Mart 

Stores, Inc., 572 F.3d 677, 681 (9th Cir. 2009) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). To state a viable claim for 

relief, Plaintiff must set forth factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678, 129 

S.Ct. at 1949-50; Moss v. U.S. Secret Service, 572 F.3d 962, 969 (9th Cir. 2009). The mere possibility of misconduct falls 

short of meeting this plausibility standard. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678-79, 129 S.Ct. at 1949-50; Moss, 572 F.3d at 969. 

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