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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

God Kenneth Sego, 

Plaintiff, 

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State of Arizona, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 07-8079-PCT-MHM

ORDER

Pro se Plaintiff God Kenneth Sego filed this action on August 20, 2007. He also filed

an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The Complaint in this action

is 28 pages, the majority of which are photocopies of Court-published policies and

procedures. The three hand-written pages specific to Plaintiff’s lawsuit include the following

statements: “Feds know we were elected to Mother Earth as Senior God”; “Univision Stole

the #35831 & formed Univision”; “Feds Have to Pay Kenneth Sego A Salary to God of the

U.S.A.”; “Our Godlie [sic] Claim Made By the Good Lord God Kenneth W. Sego Have to

be Paid Cases from 1925 the Misuse of the # 5381A . . .”; and “We will Settle Out of Court

for 22 Million American $; Other than this We Gods; Office & All Citizens A trillion dollars

A day in Godlie [sic] damages.” 

When a complaint is filed in forma pauperis, it must be dismissed prior to service of

process if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim, or seeks monetary damages from

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defendants who are immune from suit. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Franklin v.

Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1226-27 (9th Cir. 1984). A complaint is frivolous for purposes of

Section 1915(e) if it lacks any arguable basis in fact or in law. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S.

319, 328-30 (1989). A complaint lacks an arguable basis in law only if controlling authority

requires a finding that the facts alleged fail to establish an arguable legal claim. Guti v. INS,

908 F.2d 495, 496 (9th Cir. 1990).

When a complaint is dismissed under § 1915(e), the plaintiff should be given leave

to amend the complaint with directions as to curing its deficiencies, unless it is clear from the

face of the complaint that the deficiencies could not be cured by amendment. See Cato v.

United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1106 (9th Cir. 1995) (dismissal of complaint as frivolous).

In the instant case, Plaintiff fails to allege sufficient facts to place the defendant on

notice of the nature of his claims. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a). Because this action appears

frivolous and fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, it is subject to dismissal

under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Furthermore,

the Court finds that the Complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim and because

it is frivolous. Plaintiff fails to allege any facts whatsoever, and fails to plead even a single

clearly cognizable injury, or the time or place such injury may have occurred. Furthermore,

Plaintiff has named the State of Arizona as Defendant but his statements appear to seek

money from the Federal Government. The Complaint makes no sense, and on that basis is

dismissed without prejudice. 

Because of the extreme deficiencies in plaintiff's proposed § 1983 complaint, his

request to proceed IFP is denied and his case is dismissed without prejudice. 28 U.S.C. §

1915(e)(2)(B). Plaintiff shall have 20 days from the file date of this Order in which to file

an amended complaint. The Court advises plaintiff of his responsibility to research the facts

and law before filing a complaint in order to determine whether his claim for relief is

frivolous. If plaintiff files a frivolous action, he may be sanctioned. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 11.

Accordingly, 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Complaint is dismissed without prejudice.

Plaintiff shall have 20 days from the file date of this Order in which to file an amended

complaint. The amended complaint must be rewritten or retyped in its entirety and may not

incorporate any part of the original complaint by reference. Any amended complaint

submitted by Plaintiff shall be clearly designated as such on the face of the document.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

(Doc. 2) is denied without prejudice. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a

judgment of dismissal without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff, if Plaintiff

fails to timely file an amended complaint within 20 days from the file date of this Order. 

DATED this 17th day of October, 2007.

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