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

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WO 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Juan Vianez, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

District Court of Phoenix, 

Defendant. 

No. CV 13-2310-PHX-RCB (BSB) 

 O R D E R 

I Procedural History

 On November 12, 2013, Plaintiff Juan Vianez, who is confined in the United 

States Penitentiary-Florence in Florence, Colorado, filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. In a November 18, 2013 Order, the Court noted that Plaintiff had not 

paid the $400.00 filing and administrative fees or filed an Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis. The Court gave Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing and 

administrative fees or file an Application to Proceed. The Court also dismissed the 

Complaint because Plaintiff had not filed on a court-approved form, as required by Local 

Rule 3.4. The Court gave Plaintiff 30 days to file an amended complaint on a courtapproved form. The Court warned Plaintiff that his case would be dismissed without 

prejudice and without further notice if he failed to (1) file an amended complaint within 

30 days and (2) pay the filing and administrative fees or file a complete Application to 

Proceed In Forma Pauperis. 

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On November 25, 2013, Plaintiff filed a Document (Doc. 4) entitled “Venire 

facias[;] Oral hearing (A)(2).” On December 2, 2013, he filed a Document (Doc. 5) 

entitled “Quad Pemitt[;] Delay” and a Document (Doc. 6) entitled “Order.” In a 

December 12, 2013 Order, the Court denied Documents 4 and 6 and indicated that the 

Court would take no action on Document 5 because Plaintiff had requested no relief in 

that document. 

II. December 23, 2013 Document 

On December 23, 2013, Plaintiff filed a Document (Doc. 8) entitled “Venire 

facias[;] Quad Pemittat.” Plaintiff states that he “has provided the courts with all the 

information they need. He would like a pro bono and personal investigator he has 

requested.” 

First, there is no constitutional right to the appointment of counsel in a civil case. 

See Ivey v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Alaska, 673 F.2d 266, 269 (9th Cir. 1982). In 

proceedings in forma pauperis, the court may request an attorney to represent any person 

unable to afford one. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). But Plaintiff has not been authorized to 

proceed in forma pauperis because he has not filed an Application to Proceed In Forma 

Pauperis. Thus, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s request for a pro bono attorney and 

personal investigator. 

Second, although Plaintiff contends that he “has provided the courts with all the 

information they need,” he is incorrect. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint and 

has not either paid the filing and administrative fees or filed an Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis, as required by the November 18 Order. Thus, the Court will dismiss 

this action, without prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, for failure to comply with a Court order. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 

1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (stating a district court may dismiss action for failure to 

comply with any order of the court). 

IT IS ORDERED:

 (1) Plaintiff’s December 23, 2013 Document (Doc. 8) is denied. 

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 (2) This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to comply with a Court order; the Clerk of 

Court must enter judgment accordingly and close this case. 

 (3) Other than a document submitted in furtherance of an appeal, the Clerk of 

Court shall accept no further documents for filing in this case number. 

 DATED this 13th day of January, 2014, nunc pro tunc. 

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