Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_06-cv-05228/USCOURTS-cand-4_06-cv-05228-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL CRAIG COURTOIS, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants. ______________________________ 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

No. C 06-5228 CW (PR) 

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

AND TERMINATING ALL

PENDING MOTIONS

 

Plaintiff Paul Craig Courtois, a prisoner of the State of

California who is incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison, filed a

civil rights complaint pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents,

403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 filing

fee and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court need

not address the specific allegations in Plaintiff's complaint

because he has been barred from proceeding in forma pauperis in

this Court. In Courtois v. Humboldt County Superior Court, Case

No. C 03-4456 CW (PR), the Court informed Plaintiff that due to

his previous filings, he is "three-strikes" barred under 28

U.S.C. § 1915(g)). See Dec. 9, 2003 Order of Dismissal in Case

No. C 03-4456 CW (PR). The only exception to this bar is when a

plaintiff "is under imminent danger of serious physical injury." 

Plaintiff's allegations of wrongful arrest and confinement,

the unlawful seizure of his legal files, and the illegal

confiscation of funds by the Veterans Administration, do not meet

the "imminent danger requirement." Moreover, some of his claims

Case 4:06-cv-05228-CW Document 4 Filed 04/20/07 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

are duplicative of claims that Plaintiff asserted in several

prior actions which this Court dismissed. Therefore, it would be

futile for the Court to grant Plaintiff leave to amend his claims

or for Plaintiff to pay the $350.00 filing fee. Accordingly,

this action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. No filing fee is due. 

The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 4/20/07

________________________________

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

Case 4:06-cv-05228-CW Document 4 Filed 04/20/07 Page 2 of 2