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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANK GONZALES,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. YATES, et.al.

Defendants.

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CV F 05-1070 OWW DLB P

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO RECONSIDER DECEMBER 19, 2005

ORDER

[Doc. 10]

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint on August 23, 2005. On September 16, 2005, the

Magistrate Judge ordered plaintiff to either submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or

to pay the $250.00 filing fee within 30 days. When plaintiff failed to do so, the Magistrate Judge

recommended dismissal of the action based on plaintiff’s failure to obey the Court’s September

16, 2005 order. The recommendation informed plaintiff that he could file objections within

thirty (30) days. Plaintiff did not file objections to the recommendation and the undersigned

adopted the recommendation on December 27, 2005 and judgment was entered the same day.

On January 5, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of the December 27, 2005

order. Plaintiff states that he was in administrative segregation during the time period described

above and therefore was unable to file the in forma pauperis application or objections to the

recommendation. Plaintiff requests reconsideration of the order dismissing the case based on

these circumstances which he alleges were beyond his control.

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) permits the court to relieve a party from a final

judgment, order or proceeding based on mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect. 

Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 60(b)(1). It appears that plaintiff failed to file his application to proceed in

forma pauperis based on circumstances beyond his control. Given plaintiff’s pro per status, such

mistake warrants reconsideration of the Court’s order dismissing the case. 

Plaintiff will be given one final opportunity to either pay the $250.00 fee or file a

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis with a certified copy of his prison trust

account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The order of dismissal and the judgment, dated December 27, 2005 are

VACATED;

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to plaintiff the form application to

proceed in forma pauperis; 

3. Within thirty days of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a completed

application to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his trust account

statement for the six-month period immediately proceeding the filing of the

complaint, or in the alternative, to pay the $250.00 filing fee for this action.

4. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action. 

5. This case is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 16, 2006 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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