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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

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMAL JENKINS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ELOY MEDINA, et. al.,

Defendant(s).

 /

No C-10-1755 TEH (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL;

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK

Plaintiff, a prisoner presently incarcerated at Pleasant

Valley State Prison, has filed three separate pro se actions this

year alleging violations of his constitutional rights under 42

U.S.C. § 1983 by officials at Salinas Valley State Prison while he

was incarcerated at that facility. 

On March 4, 2010, the Court dismissed the first action

because Plaintiff’s filing was deficient as he failed to pay the

requisite $ 350.00 filing fee or, instead, submit a signed and

completed court-approved in forma pauperis application, including a

completed certificate of funds in his prison account and a copy of

his prison trust account statement for the last six months obtained

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from the appropriate prison official. See Jenkins v. Medina, No. C10-249-TEH (PR) (N. D. Cal. filed Jan. 9. 2010), Doc. #4. It

appears that Plaintiff attempted to correct his filing deficiency in

the dismissed action by filing a signed and completed application to

proceed in forma pauperis, which the Clerk filed as a new action. 

See Jenkins v. Medina, No. C-10-1687-TEH (PR) (N. D. Cal. filed

April 20, 2010), Doc. #1. 

On April 23, 2010, Plaintiff filed a civil rights

complaint, which the Clerk filed as a new action. See Jenkins v.

Medina, No. C-10-1755-TEH (PR) (N. D. Cal. filed April 23, 2010),

Doc. #1. Plaintiff also filed an in forma application with his

complaint, but the application was incomplete because it did not

contain his trust account information. See Doc. ## 2 & 3. 

Good cause appearing, the Clerk is directed to file the

complaint in case number C-10-1755 TEH (PR) (Doc. #1) under case

number C-10-1687 TEH (PR). Doing so will render Plaintiff’s civil

rights action ready for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A; an

initial order in the matter is forthcoming. 

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Further good cause appearing, the Clerk is directed to

DISMISS the action filed as case number C-10-1755 TEH (PR) because

it is duplicative of case number C-10-1687-TEH (PR). 28 U.S.C. §

1915A. The Clerk further is directed to terminate all pending

motions as moot and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED 05/03/10 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

United States District Judge

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