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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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Many inmates apparently believe that they will receive an immediate payout from

a fund established in Hart v. Hill, No. CV 77-0479-PHX-EHC (MS) (D. Ariz.). No such fund

exists. The inmat es in Hart asked for injunctive relief and not monetary damages. The

Court at this time expresses no opinion whether Plaintiff’s lawsuit may result in an award

of damages. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Mark James Trotter, 

Plaintiff, 

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Joseph Arpaio, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 05-1175-PHX-DGC (ECV)

ORDER

This is one of more than one thousand civil rights actions filed since September

2004 by Maricopa County Jail inmates.1

 Plaintiff is an inmate housed at the Arizona State

Prison - Florence West , in Florence, Arizona. The Court will require an answer to the

Complaint.

A. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis & Filing Fee

Plaintiff has filed a resp onse to the Court's Order to Show Cause stating that he is

still in state custody (Doc. # 6). In his Response, Plaintiff acknowledged the increase in

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t he filing fee for a civil rights action and consented to the collection of fees from his trust

account. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing

fee of $250.00 for this action. No initial partial filing fee will be assessed by this Order.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). 

Plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding

month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust account. The Court will direct the appropriate

agency to collect t hese monthly payments, which will be forwarded to the Clerk of Court

each time the amount in Plaintiff’s account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Plaintiff should take notice that if he is released before the filing fee is paid in full,

he must pay t he remaining unpaid amount of the filing fee within 120 days of the date of

his release. If Plaintiff fails to pay the remainder of the filing fee within 120 days of the date

of his release, the action will be dismissed, unless Plaintiff shows good cause, in writing,

why he is unable to pay the remainder of the filing fee.

B. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints

The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief

against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or port ion thereof if the Plaintiff has raised

claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim up on which relief

may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such

relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). 

C. Claims and/or Parties to be Served

Plaintiff's Complaint concerns his previous confinement in the Durango and

Madison jails in Phoenix, Arizona. In his Complaint Plaintiff alleges t hat he received

insufficient and frequently spoiled food, the living conditions were unsanitary, and the jails

were severely overcrowded. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Josep h Arpaio is solely

responsible for the policies and procedures and the jails, and that Defendant Arp aio

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willfully implemented policies which violated civil rights. These allegations adequately

state a claim, and the Court will require an answer to the Complaint.

D. Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

Plaintiff should take notice that if he fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this action will be dismissed pursuant to

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258,

1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order

of t he Court). Plaintiff is currently housed at a private facility in Florence, Arizona,

however, Plaintiff has requested that the Court send all orders and information concerning

this action to a private address in Longhorne, Pennsy lvania (Doc. # 6). Plaintiff should

take notice that any delays incurred as a result of the out -of-state mailing address will not

constitute good cause for failure to timely comply with any order of the Court.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 

(1) Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted (Doc. # 6). Plaintiff

is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $250.00 for this action. Plaintiff is assessed

no initial partial filing fee. 

(2) The Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections or her designee shall

collect the filing fee from Plaintiff’s trust account by collecting monthly payments in an

amount equal to 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust

account and forwarding t he p ay ments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the

account exceeds $10.00 in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The payments shall be

clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

(3) The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a service packet including the Complaint,

this Order, and both summons and request for waiver forms for Defendant Joseph Arpaio.

(4) Plaintiff shall complete and return the service packet t o t he Clerk of Court within

20 days of the date of filing of this Order. The United States Marshal will not p rovide

service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order.

(5) If Plaintiff does not either obtain a waiver of service of t he summons or complete

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service of the Summons and Complaint on each Defendant within 120 days of the filing of

the complaint or within 60 days of the filing of this Order, whichever is later, the action may

be dismissed as to each Defendant not served pursuant to Rule 4(m) of t he Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure and Rule 16.2(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. 

(6) The United States Marshal shall retain t he Summons, a copy of the Complaint,

and a copy of this Order for future use.

(7) The United St at es Marshal shall notify Defendant of the commencement of this

action and request waiver of service of the summons pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice to Defendant shall include a copy of this Order. The

Marshal shall file waivers of service of the summons or request s for waivers that were

returned as undeliverable as soon as they are received. If a waiver of service of summons

is not returned by a Defendant within thirty days from the date the request for waiver was

sent by the Marshal, the Marshal shall:

(a) Personally serve copies of the Summons, Complaint, and this Order upon

the Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

(b) Within 10 days after personal service is effected, file t he return of service

for the Defendant, along wit h evidence of the attempt to secure a waiver of service

of t he summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service upon

the Defendant. The costs of service shall be enumerated on the return of service

form (USM-285) and shall include the costs incurred by t he Marshal for

photocopying additional copies of the Summons, Complaint, or this Order and for

preparing new process receipt and return forms (USM-285), if required. Costs of

service will be taxed against the personally served defendant pursuant to Rule

4(d)(2) and (5) of t he Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise ordered by

the Court.

(8) A Defendant who agrees to waive service of the Summons and Complaint shall

return the signed waiver forms to the United States Marshal, not the Plaintiff.

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(9) Defendant shall answer the Comp laint or otherwise respond by appropriate

motion within the time provided by t he ap p licable provisions of Rule 12(a) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure.

(10) Any answer or resp onsive pleading shall state the specific Defendant(s) by

name on whose behalf it is filed. The Court may strike any answer, responsive pleading,

or other motion or paper that does not identify the specific Defendant(s) by name on

whose behalf it is filed.

(11) Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendant, or if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon counsel, a copy of every further pleading or other document submitted for

consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original document and copy, to

be filed with the Clerk of the Court, a certificat e st at ing t he date a true and correct copy of

the pleading or document was mailed to Defendant or counsel. Any paper received by a

District Court Judge or Magistrat e Judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of Court

may be disregarded by the Court.

(12) At all times during the pendency of this action, Plaintiff shall immediately advise

the Court and the United States Marshal of any change of address and its effective date.

Such notice shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall

contain only information pertaining to the change of address and its effective date.

Plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice on all opposing parties. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a Notice of Change of Address may

result in the dismissal of t he act ion for failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

(13) A clear, legible copy of every pleading or other document filed shall

accompany each original pleading or other document filed with the Clerk for use by the

District Judge or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure to comply with

this requirement may result in the pleading or document being stricken without further

notice to Plaintiff. 

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(14) This matter is referred t o M agistrate Judge Edward C. Voss pursuant to Rule

72.1 and 72.2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for further proceedings.

DATED this 30th day of November, 2005.

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