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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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 This action is referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1

§ 636(b)(1)(B), Local General Order No. 262, and E.D. Cal. L.R. (“Local Rule”) 302.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GLENN DODGION,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-02696 KJN P

vs.

J. HARTLEY, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER

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On April 1, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its formal mandate

rendering effective its order filed March 10, 2010, which dismissed plaintiff’s appeal for lack of

jurisdiction. (Dkt. Nos. 13, 15.) Plaintiff had appealed the order of this court filed November

16, 2009 (Dkt. No. 5), which construed this case as a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

1983, rather than an application for writ of habeas corpus as initially framed. This court had

dismissed the petition with leave to file a civil rights complaint within thirty days, stating that it

would consider plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis upon the filing of the

complaint. This action was reassigned to the undersigned on February 9, 2010.1

This court’s review of plaintiff’s original pleading supports both the prior

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magistrate judge’s construction that plaintiff is attempting to pursue a civil rights action

challenging the conditions of his confinement, as well as the possibility that plaintiff is

challenging the denial or revocation of good time credits or other administrative decision

impacting the duration of his confinement. However, clearly lacking in the original pleading are

factual allegations demonstrating that plaintiff has standing to make either challenge. The court

will therefore accord plaintiff another thirty days within which to file a coherent and adequate

civil rights complaint or habeas corpus petition. Pursuant to either pleading, plaintiff must

demonstrate that he has standing to pursue the matter he challenges. Failure timely to file such

pleading will result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is accorded thirty days from the filing date of this order to file either a

civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, or an amended habeas corpus petition

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254; 

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the forms for filing both a

civil rights complaint and a habeas corpus petition (plaintiff must make a choice and file only

one completed form);

3. Following receipt of a complaint or amended habeas corpus petition, the court

will consider petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and

4. Plaintiff’s motion for an order granting him in forma pauperis status on appeal

((Dkt. No. 14) is denied as moot.

DATED: May 19, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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