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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE WEAVER, 1:06-CV-01441-OWW-SMS-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT

FURTHER INFORMATION SHOWING 

vs. THAT HE IS IN IMMINENT DANGER, 

OR TO SUBMIT THE $350.00 FILING

FEE IN FULL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTE SECOND WATCH,

et al.,

Defendants.

 

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Plaintiff WillieWeaver (“plaintiff”) is a prisoner without counsel who seeks to proceed in a civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on October 16, 2006. Plaintiff has

not paid the $350.00 filing fee or submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1915. 

The Prison Litigation Reform Act 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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). A review

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 The Court takes judicial notice of case numbers 1:06-CV-00671-OWW-SMS-P Weaver v. California Correctional 1

Institution Confinement SHU (dismissed July 17, 2006, for failure to state a claim and frivolousness); 1:06-CV-00775-OWWLJO-P Weaver v. California Correctional Institution - Third Watch Sergeant (dismissed July 17, 2006, for failure to state a

claim and frivolousness); and 1:06-CV-00863-OWW-SMS-P Weaver v. California Correctional Institution Law Library

(dismissed August 1, 2006, for failure to state a claim and frivolousness). 

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of the record of actions filed by plaintiff in the Fresno Division of the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of California reveals that plaintiff filed three or more actions that were dismissed

as frivolous, as malicious, or for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Thus,

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plaintiff is subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and is precluded from proceeding in forma pauperis unless

plaintiff is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. 

In order to meet the imminent danger requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), a plaintiff must allege

a physical injury that is imminent or occurring at the time the complaint is filed, and the threat of prison

condition causing the physical injury must be real and proximate. Ciarpaglini v. Saini, 352 F.3d 328,

332 (7th Cir. 2003) (citing Lewis v. Sullivan, 279 F.3d 526, 529 (7th Cir.2002) and Heimermann v.

Litscher, 337 F.3d 781 (7th Cir.2003)). The exception turns on the conditions a prisoner faced at the

time the complaint was filed, not at some earlier or later time. Andrews v. Cervantes, 2007 WL 1932824

(9th Cir. 2007) (citing United States v. Jackson, 480 F.3d 1014, 1018-19 (9th Cir. 2007)). In the instant

complaint, plaintiff has alleged that “defendants are in conspiracy [with] inmates in A-4 A-4

threat[en]ing to kill plaintiff.” Plaintiff’s allegation does not demonstrate that he was under “imminent

danger of serious physical injury” at the time he filed his complaint. Even though he alleges defendants

or inmates have made threats, plaintiff offers no evidence that the threats are real or proximate. See

Carson v. Johnson, 112 F.3d 818, 822-823 (5th Cir.1997); Adepegba,103 F.3d at 388. See also Banos

v. O'Guin, 144 F.3d 883 (5th Cir.1998). Therefore, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), plaintiff should be

denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis unless plaintiff shows he is under imminent danger of serious

physical injury. 

Plaintiff shall be granted the opportunity to show that the facts alleged in his complaint placed

him under “imminent danger of serious physical injury” at the time the complaint was filed. In the

alternative, plaintiff may submit payment of the $350.00 filing fee to proceed with this action. Failure

to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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Accordingly, based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit further

information to show that the facts alleged in his complaint place him under imminent

danger of serious physical injury at the time the complaint was filed; or in the alternative,

2. Plaintiff shall submit payment of the $350.00 filing fee to proceed with this action; and

3. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 10, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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