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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RICKY GRAY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

B. COGDELL, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJM EFB P 

RICKY GRAY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JAMES TILTON, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed the above-captioned civil rights actions 

seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matters were referred to a United States Magistrate 

Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Gray v. Tilton, No. 2:11-cv2103 KJM EFB P (hereafter the 2011 case) was dismissed on January 7, 2014. Gray v. Cogdell, 

No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJM EFB P (hereafter the 2014 case) is pending. 

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 On September 30, 2015, defendants in the 2011 case were ordered to show cause within 

fourteen days why the judgment in the 2011 case should not be vacated and plaintiff be directed 

to proceed in the 2011 case rather than the 2014 case. On October 14, 2015, defendants in the 

2011 case filed a statement of non-opposition in response to the order to show cause. 

Accordingly, good cause appearing, the judgment entered in the 2011 case will be vacated and 

plaintiff will be directed to proceed with his claims in that case. The 2014 case will be closed. 

 Defendants also request clarification of which complaint in the 2014 case shall be the 

operative complaint. By order filed June 6, 2014, plaintiff’s first amended complaint was 

dismissed with leave to file a second amended complaint. ECF No. 11. On July 14, 2014, 

plaintiff filed a second amended complaint, ECF No. 15, and on May 28, 2015, plaintiff filed a 

motion to amend the complaint, accompanied by a proposed third amended complaint. Good 

cause appearing, the Clerk of the Court will be directed to transfer the second amended 

complaint, ECF No. 15, the motion to amend, ECF No. 19, and the proposed third amended 

complaint, ECF No. 20. All three documents shall be filed in the 2011 case as of the date they 

were filed in the 2014 case. This matter will be referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for 

resolution of plaintiff’s motion to amend and screening in accordance with the requirements of 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A. 

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

 1. The judgment entered January 7, 2014 in Case No. 11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P is vacated. 

 2. Henceforth the claims raised in Case No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJM EFB P shall proceed in 

Case No. 2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P. 

 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer the second amended complaint, ECF No. 

15, the motion to amend, ECF No. 19, and the proposed third amended complaint, ECF No. 20, 

filed in Case No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJM EFB P to Case No. 2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P. All three 

documents shall be filed in the 2011 case as of the date they were filed in the 2014 case. 

 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close Case No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJM EFB P. 

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 5. Case No. 2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge 

for further pretrial proceedings. 

DATED: November 2, 2015. 

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