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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO LUIS WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff, CV F 05 1560 LJO WMW P

vs. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

DWIGHT WINSLOW, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action challenging

the conditions of his confinement.

Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the California Department of Corrections at

CCI Tehachapi, brings this civil rights action against an un-named physician contracted to treat

Plaintiff at Tehachapi. 

This action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

California, and transferred to this court. Plaintiff filed three cases in that court. In the order

consolidating and transferring the actions to this court, Plaintiff was advised that he has been

barred from proceeding in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Plaintiff,

incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison at the time this case was filed, alleged deficient medical

care. Plaintiff was specifically advised of the following: 

In an order dated December 22, 2004, this Court held that Plaintiff

generally is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis in federal

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court under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Both prior to

and since the entry of that order Plaintiff filed actions seeking to

compel prison officials at PBSP to provide him with treatment for

an injured shoulder from which he has suffered since prison

officials used force against him at High Desert State Prison in

2002. Plaintiff did receive x-rays at PBSP in May, 2004, and the

doctor told him that no injury was present. Because Plaintiff was

not allowed to see the x-rays, however, he objected to the doctor’s

conclusion and continued to seek additional diagnostic procedures

and medical care.

 

The Prison Litigation Reform Act provides that “[i]n no event shall a prisoner

bring a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more occasions, while

incarcerated or detained in a facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States

that was dismissed on the ground that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon

which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious injury.” 28

U.S.C. § 1915(g). 

This plaintiff has, on 3 prior occasions, brought civil actions challenging the

conditions of his confinement. The allegations in this complaint consist of vague references to

some orthopedic procedure while Plaintiff was housed at Tehachapi. A review of the December

15, 2006, amended complaint reveals that Plaintiff has failed to specifically identify a named

defendant at Tehachapi, nor alleged any facts indicating that individual engaged in conduct that

subjects Plaintiff to imminent danger of serious physical injury.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff is directed to show cause,

within thirty days of the date of service of this order, why his request to proceed in forma

pauperis should not be denied. Failure to file a response will result in an order directing

Plaintiff to submit the $350 filing fee in full. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 8, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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