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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

George Wilson Overturf, 

Plaintiff, 

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Janice K. Brewer, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1856-PHX-GMS (DKD)

ORDER

Plaintiff George Wilson Overturf, who is confined in the Arizona State Prison

Complex, Central Unit, in Florence, Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which the Court dismissed with leave to amend. (Doc. 1, 7.) Plaintiff

filed a First Amended Complaint and a motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 15, 16.)

The Court dismissed the First Amended Complaint with leave to amend and denied the

motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. 17.) The Court stated, however, that it would request

counsel to represent Plaintiff pro bono with such counsel to file a notice of appearance within

30 days.1

 (Id.) Plaintiff filed a motion to extend the deadline for filing a second amended

complaint until April 16, 2012. (Doc. 22.) 

In an Order filed on April 11, 2012, the Court granted Plaintiff 30 days in which to

file a second amended complaint. (Doc. 24.) The day after that Order was filed, and before

Plaintiff received a copy of that Order, Plaintiff filed a motion for extension of time until

June 16, 2012 in which to file a second amended complaint. (Doc. 27.) In that motion,

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Plaintiff primarily sought an extension because he had not received responses to his

discovery requests. As the Court stated in its previous Order, that was not a basis for

extending the deadline to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff otherwise sought that

extension because he had not yet received new glasses, which would better enable him to

read the rules of procedure. The Court denied that motion and referred Plaintiff to the

Instructions for completing the court-approved form complaint and this Court’s February 16,

2012 Order as guidance in preparing a second amended complaint. Specifically, Plaintiff

was referred to the standards to state the type of claims that Plaintiff seeks to present, which

were discussed in that Order. (Doc. 28.)

Plaintiff has filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s April 16, 2012 Order,

doc. 28, and a motion to file an amended complaint. (Doc. 29, 30.) In the motion for

reconsideration, Plaintiff interpreted the April 16 Order as dismissing this action. That was

not the case. Plaintiff asks the Court to reconsider granting him an extension until June 16,

2012 explaining that new glasses were prescribed for him on January 5, 2012. Although

Health Services have informed him that it ordinarily takes two to four weeks to receive

glasses, he has yet to receive his new glasses but expects to receive them shortly. In his

second motion, Plaintiff seeks leave to file an amended complaint. (Doc. 30.) 

The Court construes the motion for reconsideration as a motion for extension of time.

So construed, the Court will grant that motion and his motion for leave to file an amended

complaint as follows: Plaintiff will be granted an extension until June 16, 2012 in which to

file a second amended complaint in compliance with the February 16, 2012 Order. 

Warnings

A. Release

Plaintiff must pay the unpaid balance of the filing fee within 120 days of his release.

Also, within 30 days of his release, he must either (1) notify the Court that he intends to pay

the balance or (2) show good cause, in writing, why he cannot. Failure to comply may result

in dismissal of this action.

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B. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

C. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

D. Possible “Strike”

Because the Complaint and First Amended Complaint have been dismissed for failure

to state a claim, if Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint correcting the deficiencies

identified in the February 16, 2012 Order, the dismissal may count as a “strike” under the “3-

strikes” provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Under the 3-strikes provision, a prisoner may not

bring a civil action or appeal a civil judgment in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “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.” 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g). 

E. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of the February 16, 2012 Order

or this Order, including these warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further

notice. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61 (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is construed as a motion for extension

of time in which to file a second amended complaint. (Doc. 29.)

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(2) Plaintiff’s motions for an extension of time and for leave to amend are granted

to the extent stated below. (Doc. 29, 30.)

(3) Plaintiff is granted until June 16, 2012 in which to file a second amended

complaint in compliance with the February 16, 2012 Order, doc. 17.

(4) If Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint within the extension granted

herein, the Clerk of Court must, without further notice, enter a judgment of dismissal of this

action with prejudice that states that the dismissal may count as a “strike” under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g).

DATED this 9th day of May, 2012.

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