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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

ISABEL TUBACH,

Plaintiff,

v.

LATIMORE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00209-OWW-DLB PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING

FEE

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Isabel Tubach, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 9, 2010. Plaintiff did not file a motion to proceed in forma

pauperis.

28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. Section 1915(g) 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.” Plaintiff became subject to section 1915(g) on March 12, 1999, and is precluded

from proceeding in forma pauperis unless she is, at the time the complaint is filed, under imminent

danger of serious physical injury. 

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The Court takes judicial notice of the following cases: CV-F-97-5549-OWW-DLB, Tubach v. Gomez,

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(E.D. Cal.) (dismissed 10/17/1997 as frivolous); CV-F-96-5551-REC-SMS, Tubach v. Farmon, (E.D. Cal.)

(dismissed 02/24/1998 as frivolous); (CV-F-98-5603-REC-HGB Tubach v. Rilly, (E.D. Cal.) (dismissed 03/12/1999

as frivolous).

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The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint and finds that Plaintiff does not meet the

imminent danger exception. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053 (9th Cir. 2007). Because 2

Plaintiff is not under imminent danger of serious physical injury, she is ineligible to proceed in forma

pauperis in this action, and is precluded from proceeding on her complaint absent the submission of

the filing fee in full. 

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed, without

prejudice to re-filing if accompanied by the $350.00 filing fee.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Plaintiff’s claim in this action arises from harassment at the Central California Women’s Facility. The

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Court expresses no opinion on the merits of Plaintiff’s claim.

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