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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CEDRIC WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18-cv-05449-YGR (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

This suit was reassigned from a magistrate judge to the undersigned in light of a recent 

Ninth Circuit decision.1 

On September 5, 2018, Plaintiff, a frequent filer and state prisoner, filed the present pro se

prisoner action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.2 On that same date, the Clerk of the Court sent a 

notification to Plaintiff that he had neither paid the filing fee nor submitted a completed 

application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 2. The Clerk provided Plaintiff 

with a copy of the correct form for application to proceed IFP, along with a return envelope, 

instructions, and a notification that the case would be dismissed if Plaintiff failed to pay the fee or 

file the completed application within twenty-eight days.

On September 12, 2018, Plaintiff submitted to the Court his IFP application and the sixmonth prisoner trust account statement, but the certificate of funds was not included. Dkt. 6. On 

October 19, 2018, Plaintiff submitted another copy of his six month statement, but again the 

certificate of funds was not included. Dkt. 13.

The twenty-eight-day deadline has long passed, and Plaintiff failed to submit his certificate 

of funds.

Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Because this dismissal 

 

1 Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500, 503 (9th Cir. 2017) (magistrate judge lacked jurisdiction 

to dismiss case on initial screening because unserved defendants had not consented to proceed 

before magistrate judge).

2 Because the original complaint was not submitted on the proper form, the operative 

complaint is the complaint filed on October 1, 2018. Dkt. 11.

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is without prejudice, Plaintiff may move to reopen the action. Any such motion must contain a 

complete IFP application, including the certificate of funds and the six-month prisoner trust 

account statement (or the full $400.00 filing fee). Plaintiff’s IFP application is DENIED as 

incomplete. Dkt. 6. The Clerk shall terminate as moot any pending motions (dkts. 7, 10, 12), and 

close the file.

This Order terminates Docket Nos. 6, 7, 10, and 12.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Judge

April 10, 2019

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