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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEREK THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

FRESNO COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01351-SAB-PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR 

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON 

WHICH RELIEF COULD BE GRANTED

Plaintiff Derek Thomas is a former Fresno County Jail inmate appearing pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has consented 

to magistrate judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).1

By order filed January 20. 2016, the complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim 

upon which relief could be granted. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended 

complaint, and directed to do so within thirty days. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 

In the January 20, 2016 order, the Court informed Plaintiff of the deficiencies in his 

complaint, and dismissed the complaint on the ground that Plaintiff had failed to state a claim 

upon which relief could be granted. Because Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint, the 

Court dismisses the claims made in the original complaint with prejudice for failure to state a 

federal claim upon which the Court could grant relief. See Noll v. Carlson, 809 F.2d 1446, 1448 

 

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Plaintiff filed a consent to proceed before a magistrate judge on September 14, 2015 (ECF No.5).

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(9th Cir. 1987)(prisoner must be given notice of deficiencies and an opportunity to amend prior 

to dismissing for failure to state a claim). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed for failure to state 

a claim upon which relief could be granted. The Clerk is directed to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 22, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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