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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

RICHARD JOSE DUPREE, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-02053-AWI-SKO PC

ORDER (1) DENYING MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS, (2) DISMISSING ACTION, 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE, PURSUANT TO 28 

U.S.C. ' 1915(G), AND (3) DIRECTING 

CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER

JUDGMENT

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Plaintiff Richard Jose Dupree, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on December 11, 2013. Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis in this case. 

However, Plaintiff is subject to 28 U.S.C. 1915(g), which provides that “[i]n no event shall 

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

occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of 

the United States that was dismissed on the grounds 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 

physical injury.”1 The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint and it does not involve imminent 

 

1 The Court takes judicial notice of the following United States District Court cases: Dupree v. Santiago, et al., case 

number 2:11-cv-00309-EFC (E.D. Cal.) (dismissed on Feb. 22, 2011, for failure to state a claim; affirmed on appeal, 

mandate issued Jul. 28, 2011); Dupree v. U.S. Court’s of the Eastern Dist. Of Cal., case number 2:11-cv-00263-DAD 

(E.D. Cal.) (dismissed on Mar. 24, 2011, as frivolous; no appeal filed); and Dupree v. U.S. Copyright Off., case 

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danger of serious physical injury to Plaintiff. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1055-56 (9th 

Cir. 2007). Plaintiff’s claims arise out of building searches conducted on November 27, 2013, and 

November 29, 2013, during which time he was forced to wait outdoors for hours in cold weather 

while clad only in boxer shorts, a t-short, socks, and thongs. As a result, Plaintiff alleges he 

contracted the influenza.

Plaintiff is not in imminent danger of serious physical injury and therefore, he is not 

entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follows: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action is DENIED;

2. This action is DISMISSED, without prejudice to re-filing accompanied by the 

$400.00 filing fee; and

3. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 2, 2014 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

 

number 2:11-cv-01700-WBS-KJN (E.D. Cal.) (dismissed on Jul. 28, 2011, as frivolous and for failure to state a claim; 

appeal dismissed on Dec. 22, 2011, for failure to pay filing fee). These strikes were final prior to the date Plaintiff 

filed this action. Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1098-1100 (9th Cir. 2011).

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