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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Joseph A. Trenton, 

Plaintiff, 

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Dora B. Schriro, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 09-335-PHX-MHM (DKD)

ORDER

On February 17, 2009, Plaintiff Joseph A. Trenton, who is confined in the Arizona

State Prison Complex-Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. #1) and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

In a March 6, 2009 Order, the Court denied without prejudice the Application to Proceed

because it was deficient. The Court gave Plaintiff 30 days to file a complete Application to

Proceed.

On March 25, 2009, Plaintiff filed a second Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (Doc. #5). The Court will grant the second Application to Proceed and will dismiss

the Complaint with leave to amend.

I. Second Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Filing Fee

Plaintiff’s second Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis will be granted. 28

U.S.C. § 1915(a). Plaintiff must pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(b)(1). The Court will assess an initial partial filing fee of $5.99. The remainder of

the fee will be collected monthly in payments of 20% of the previous month’s income each

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This is not the first time the Court has notified Plaintiff of this requirement. See

Trenton v. Schriro, 08-CV-1250-PHX-MHM (DKD) (Doc. #3).

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time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The Court will

enter a separate Order requiring the appropriate government agency to collect and forward

the fees according to the statutory formula. 

II. Complaint not on Court-Approved Form

The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against

a governmental entity or an officer or an employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if a plaintiff has raised

claims that are legally frivolous or malicious, that fail to state a claim upon which relief may

be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.

28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). 

Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3.4(a) requires in part that “[a]ll complaints and

applications to proceed in forma pauperis by incarcerated persons shall be signed and legibly

written or typewritten on forms approved by the Court and in accordance with the

instructions provided with the forms.” Plaintiff’s Complaint is not on a court-approved form

as required by Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3.4(a). Plaintiff’s Complaint will therefore be

dismissed without prejudice, with leave to amend, in order for Plaintiff to file an amended

complaint on a court-approved form.1

 

Within 30 days, Plaintiff may submit a first amended complaint on a court-approved

form. The Clerk of Court will mail Plaintiff a court-approved form to use for filing a first

amended complaint. If Plaintiff fails to use the court-approved form, the Court may strike

the amended complaint and dismiss this action without further notice to Plaintiff.

Plaintiff must clearly designate on the face of the document that it is the “First

Amended Complaint.” The first amended complaint must be retyped or rewritten in its

entirety on the court-approved form and may not incorporate any part of the original

Complaint by reference. Plaintiff may include only one claim per count.

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A first amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963

F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992); Hal Roach Studios v. Richard Feiner & Co., 896 F.2d 1542,

1546 (9th Cir. 1990). After amendment, the Court will treat an original complaint as

nonexistent. Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262. Any cause of action that was raised in the original

complaint is waived if it is not raised in a first amended complaint. King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d

565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987).

III. Warnings

A. Release

Plaintiff must pay the unpaid balance of the filing fee within 120 days of his release.

Also, within 30 days of his release, he must either (1) notify the Court that he intends to pay

the balance or (2) show good cause, in writing, why he cannot. Failure to comply may result

in dismissal of this action.

B. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

C. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff. 

D. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at

1260-61 (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the

Court).

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IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Plaintiff’s second Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #5) is

granted.

(2) As required by the accompanying Order to the appropriate government agency,

Plaintiff must pay the $350.00 filing fee and is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $5.99.

(3) The Complaint (Doc. #1) is dismissed for failure to comply with Local Rule

of Civil Procedure 3.4(a). Plaintiff has 30 days from the date this Order is filed to file a first

amended complaint in compliance with this Order.

(4) If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint within 30 days, the Clerk of

Court must, without further notice, enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without

prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.

(5) The Clerk of Court must mail Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing a civil

rights complaint by a prisoner.

DATED this 13th day of April, 2009.

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