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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICK P. SMITH,

Plaintiff, 

 v.

PERRY, A., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-3045 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This case was opened when an envelope was received from plaintiff, an inmate of the

Contra Costa County Jail, containing three letters of complaint about events at the jail. In an

effort to protect plaintiff’s rights, they were treated as an attempt to open a new civil rights case.

Because the letters were not accompanied by a filing fee or application for leave to

proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), the clerk sent plaintiff a notice to that effect, along with an

IFP form and a return envelope. Plaintiff filed the IFP application, which suggested that he did

indeed intend this to be a new case. The Court thus dismissed the “complaint” with leave to

amend on the form for prisoner Section 1983 complaints. Plaintiff has done so.

In the amended complaint plaintiff’s description of his claim is: “[w]ill send copies of

incident report A.S.A.P. Have sent grievance letter copy wrote to board of supervisors, superior

court, Lt. Schuler and U.S.D.C.” This in no way, shape or form is sufficient to state a claim for

relief under Section 1983. See West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988) (to state a claim under 42

U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential elements: (1) that a right secured by the

Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and (2) that the alleged deprivation was

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United States District Court

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committed by a person acting under the color of state law). Plaintiff was afforded an

opportunity to state his claim and has failed to do so. 

This case is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim. The clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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