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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Thomas Stewart, Jr., 

Plaintiff, 

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Charles Ryan, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 09-2193-PHX-RCB (LOA)

ORDER

Plaintiff Thomas Stewart, Jr., who is confined in the Arizona State Prison ComplexEyman, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and an Application

to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. On November 10, 2009, the Court denied the Application

to Proceed with leave to re-file. On December 9, 2009, Plaintiff filed a new Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #8). By Order filed January 20, 2010, the Court granted

Plaintiff in forma pauperis status and dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend (Doc.

#11).

After receiving an extension of time, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (Doc.

#17) on March 22, 2010. On April 27, 2010, the Court dismissed the First Amended

Complaint with leave to amend. On May 14, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension of

Time to file a second amended complaint (Doc. #19).

I. Motion

In his Motion, Plaintiff requests an additional 60 days within which to file a second

amended complaint. Plaintiff states that he has another action pending in the court of

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appeals, has limited access to legal materials, and needs additional time to prepare a second

amended complaint. The Court will grant the motion; Plaintiff will have 60 days from the

filing date of this order to file a second amended complaint that complies with the Court’s

April 27, 2010 Order. The Court will not grant any further extensions of time.

II. 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.

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 Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of the April 27, 2010 Order,

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

notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may

dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) Plaintiff’s May 14, 2010 Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. #19) is granted;

Plaintiff has 60 days from the date this Order is filed to file a second amended complaint in

compliance with the May 14, 2010 Order. 

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(2) If Plaintiff fails to file a second amended complaint within 60 days, the Clerk

of Court must, without further notice, enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without

prejudice.

DATED this 23rd day of May, 2010.

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