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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:1355 Petition for Return of Property

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Thomas Bastian, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

United States, 

Defendant. 

No. CV 10-2743-PHX-RCB (ECV) 

 O R D E R 

On December 22, 2010, Plaintiff Thomas Bastian, who is confined in the Arizona 

State Prison Complex-Eyman in Florence, Arizona, filed a pro se “Complaint Pursuant to 

Rules 41(e) and (g) of Criminal Procedure for Return of Property.” 

In a January 3, 2011 Order, the Court noted that Plaintiff had not paid the $350.00 

civil action filing fee or filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court 

gave Plaintiff 30 days either to pay the fee or file a complete Application to Proceed, 

warned Plaintiff that the Court may dismiss the case if Plaintiff failed to timely comply 

with every provision of the Order, and informed Plaintiff that the Clerk of Court would 

enter a judgment of dismissal of this action if he failed to either pay the filing fee or file a 

complete Application to Proceed within 30 days. 

On January 19, 2011, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Filing of Search Warrant 

Affidavit. 

In a February 22, 2011 Order, the Court noted that Plaintiff had not paid the filing 

fee or filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Therefore, the Court 

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dismissed the case pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 

denied as moot the Motion for Filing of Search Warrant Affidavit. On February 22, 

2011, the Clerk of Court entered Judgment. 

 On December 11, 2012, Plaintiff filed a “Motion Requesting Filing of Search 

Warrant Affidavit and Copy of Search Warrant and Attachments” (Doc. 8), in which he 

requests that the Court “unseal the probable cause affidavit and transcripts, and provide 

the [Plaintiff] with a copy of the search warrant, attachments, return of search warrant, 

and search warrant affidavit.” Because this case is closed, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s 

Motion. 

IT IS ORDERED:

 (1) Plaintiff’s “Motion Requesting Filing of Search Warrant Affidavit and 

Copy of Search Warrant and Attachments” (Doc. 8) is denied. 

 (2) This case must remain closed. 

 DATED this 19th day of March, 2013. 

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