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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLEN RICHARDSON, CASE NO. CV-F-05-1424 AWI LJO

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SEVERE PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS

AND ON FILING FEE

vs.

T. SILVA, et al,

Defendants.

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The United States District Court, District of Maryland recently transferred this action to this

Court. Plaintiff Allen Richardson (“plaintiff”) proceeds pro se and filed in this action several “civil

complaints” which this court construes as two separate legal actions. F.R.Civ.P. 21 provides that

“parties may be dropped or added by order of the court on motion of any party or of its own initiative

at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just,” and “any claim against a party may be severed

and proceeded with separately.” F.R.Civ.P. 21 applies when claims asserted by or against the joined

parties do not arise out of the same transaction or occurrence or do not present a common question of

law or fact. See F.R.Civ.P. 20(a); Pan Am Airways v. United States Dist. Ct., 523 F.2d 1073, 1080 (9th

Cir. 1975). Courts have broad discretion regarding severance. Davis v. Mason County, 927 F.2d 1473,

1479 (9th Cir. 1991).

Plaintiff’s claims against defendants T. Silva and P. Mark do not arise out of the same transaction

or occurrence and do not present a common question of law or fact as plaintiff’s claims against the other

defendants, J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison. As such, the claims against defendants T. Silva

and P. Mark should be severed from those against defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison.

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On the basis of good cause, this Court:

1. ORDERS that plaintiff shall proceed in this case number CV F 05-1424 AWI LJO

against only defendants T. Silva and P. Mark;

2. SEVERES plaintiff’s claims against T. Silva and P. Mark from plaintiff’s claims against

defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison;

3. DIRECTS this Court’s clerk to:

a. Open a single, separate civil action for plaintiff’s claims against defendants J.

Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison;

b. Assign the new action to the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to this

case number CV F 05-1424 AWI LJO and to make appropriate adjustment in the

assignment of civil cases to compensate for such assignment;

c. File and docket a copy of this order in the new action for plaintiff’s claims

against defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison;

d. File plaintiff’s “civil complaints” in the new action for plaintiff’s claims against

defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison; and

e. Serve plaintiff an endorsed copy of his “civil complaints” bearing the case

number in the new action for plaintiff’s claims against defendants J. Isquierdo,

P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison.

4. ORDERS plaintiff, no later than December 7, 2005, to pay the $250 filing fee for this

case number CV F 05-1424 AWI LJO and the new action for plaintiff’s claims against

defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison, or alternatively, to submit fully

completed in forma pauperis applications to demonstrate he is entitled to proceed without

prepayment of fees in this case number CV F 05-1424 AWI LJO and the new action for

plaintiff’s claims against defendants J. Isquierdo, P. Xiong and R.W. Garrison. 

Failure to timely comply with this order will result in a recommendation to dismiss this

action. This Court will take no action on plaintiff’s claims until plaintiff complies with this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

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66h44d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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