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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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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

LAFONZO RAY TURNER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MARTINEZ DETENTION CENTER, 

et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 10-01108 CW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This action was opened in error on March 15, 2010 when the

Court received a civil rights complaint form from Plaintiff that

was intended to be filed as the amended complaint in a previouslyfiled action -- Case No. C 10-0897 CW (PR). Plaintiff has also

filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in this

action.

In Case No. C 10-0897 CW (PR), Plaintiff filed a civil rights

complaint form on March 2, 2010, but he did not file a motion for

leave to proceed IFP. Therefore, on the same day that action was

filed, the Clerk of the Court sent a notice to Plaintiff, informing

him that his action could not go forward until he paid the filing

fee or filed a completed prisoner's IFP application. The Clerk

sent Plaintiff a blank IFP application and told him that he must

pay the fee or return the completed application within thirty days

or his action would be dismissed. 

Plaintiff completed and filed his IFP application; however, he

did not indicate that it was to be filed in Case No. C 10-0897 CW

(PR). He also attached an amended complaint as well as a letter

dated March 8, 2010 relating to his IFP application; however,

again, he did not indicate that they were to be filed in Case No.

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C 10-0897 CW (PR). Therefore, as mentioned above, it was opened as

a new action.

On March 31, 2010, Plaintiff sent another letter to the Court

indicating that he currently had two separate civil rights actions

pending, although he meant to file only one action. 

Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to remove Plaintiff's civil

rights complaint form from this action (docket no. 1 ), to file it

in his previously-filed action, Case No. C 10-0897 CW (PR), and to

docket it as Plaintiff's "Amended Complaint." The Clerk is further

directed to mark it as filed on March 15, 2010, the date it was

received by the Court. The Clerk is also directed to remove the

IFP application from this action (docket no. 6), to file it in his

previously-filed action, Case No. C 10-0897 CW (PR), and to docket

it as Plaintiff's "Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis." 

The Court will review Plaintiff's "Amended Complaint" and his IFP

application in a separate written Order in Case No. C 10-0897 CW

(PR).

The present action is DISMISSED because it was opened in

error. No filing fee is due. The Clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 5/5/2010 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAFONZO RAY TURNER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MARTINEZ COUNTY et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV10-01108 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 5, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Lafonzo R. Turner G-05794

A5-129

CA State Prison

Los Angeles County

4470 60th Street West

Lancaster, CA 93539-7620

Dated: May 5, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Nikki Riley, Deputy Clerk

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