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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY FLETCHER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER MENDEZ, 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-01160-YGR (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE

On September 7, 2016, the Court issued an Order, entitled, “Order of Dismissal Without 

Prejudice Certain Claims to be Refiled in Eastern District; and Dismissing Remaining Claims with 

Leave to Amend.” Specifically, the Court dismissed certain claims without prejudice to Plaintiff 

refiling them in a new civil rights action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California. The Court also granted Plaintiff twenty-eight days from the date of the Order to file 

an amended complaint relating to any alleged constitutional violations at Salinas Valley State 

Prison and to provide information regarding the exhaustion of administrative remedies. Plaintiff 

was warned that the failure to timely file an amended complaint would result in the dismissal of 

this action for failure to prosecute. The time for Plaintiff to file his amended complaint has 

passed, and no amended complaint has been filed. Taking into account the salient factors set forth 

in Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir. 1992), the Court finds that dismissal is 

warranted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).1 See Yourish v. Cal. Amplifier, 191 F.3d 

 

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 If and when Plaintiff is prepared to pursue his claims, he may file a new civil rights 

action. The limitations period to file a section 1983 action in California is two years, but it is 

tolled for up to two years during a continuous period of incarceration. See Silva v. Crain, 169 F. 

3d 608, 610 (9th Cir. 1999) (holding, pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340(3), that the 

limitations period for filing a section 1983 action in California is one year); S.B. 688 (amending 

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340(3) and adding section 335.1 to establish two-year residual limitations 

period for personal injury actions); Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 352.1(a) (providing for an additional 

two years of tolling during a period of continual imprisonment).

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983, 989, 992 (9th Cir. 1999) (affirming dismissal of action following plaintiff’s failure to amend 

complaint after receiving leave to do so, where the interest in expeditious resolution of litigation, 

the court’s management of its docket, and avoiding prejudice to defendants favored dismissal). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the complaint in the above-captioned action 

is DISMISSED without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment, terminate all 

pending motions and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Court Judge

October 31, 2016

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