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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

JESSE L. YOUNGBLOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLARK, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:15-cv-01746-DAD-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS 

(ECF Nos. 2, 7, 9) 

Plaintiff Jesse L. Youngblood, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 18, 2015. The same day, Plaintiff filed a 

motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) He filed a duplicate of that application a few 

weeks later. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff was ordered to file a corrected application, (ECF No. 5), and he 

did so on December 18, 2015, (ECF No. 9.) 

Plaintiff is subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which provides that “[i]n no event shall a 

prisoner bring a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, 

while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United 

States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim 

upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious 

physical injury.”1The determination of whether Plaintiff is under imminent danger of serious 

 

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Plaintiff has at least three dismissals which qualify as final strikes under section 1915(g). Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 

F.3d 1090, 1098-99 (9th Cir. 2011). The Court takes judicial notice of the following United States District Court 

cases: Youngblood v. State of California, et al., 2:05-cv-0727-LKK-DAD (E.D. Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a 

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physical injury is made based on the conditions at the time the complaint is filed, and the 

allegation of imminent danger must be plausible. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053-55 

(9th Cir. 2007). 

Plaintiff’s complaint sufficiently demonstrates he was under imminent danger of serious 

physical injury at the time his complaint was filed. Plaintiff claims that he sustained acute injuries 

to his back, neck, and shoulder, and is not receiving sufficient treatment, resulting in continuing 

and ongoing pain, suffering, anguish, and stress. Plaintiff alleges that he will continue to suffer 

harm without the treatment he requires, and seeks, in part, injunctive relief to be provided that 

treatment. Based on these allegations, the Court finds that Plaintiff meets the imminent danger 

exception, and is not precluded by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) from proceeding in forma pauperis in this 

action. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma 

pauperis (ECF Nos. 2, 7, 9) is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

claim on September 11, 2006); Youngblood v. Chico Parole Outpatient Clinic, et al., 2:11-cv-2159-GGH (N.D. Cal.) 

(dismissed for failure to state a claim on October 21, 2011); Youngblood v. State of California, et al., 4:11-cv-4064-

PJH (N.D. Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim on March 16, 2012); Youngblood v. Warden, 4:12-cv-4423-PJH 

(N.D. Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim and for frivolousness on February 4, 2013); Youngblood v. Feather 

Falls Casino, 4:13-cv-128-PJH (N.D. Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim and for frivolousness on February 28, 

2013); Youngblood v. Evans, et al., 4:13-cv-2097-PJH (N.D. Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim and for 

frivolousness on May 14, 2013); and Youngblood v. Warden, et al., 4:13-cv-4366-PJH (N.D. Cal.) (dismissed for 

failure to state a claim on November 12, 2013).

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