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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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RP 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

William Lamonte Bodney, )) Plaintiff, )) CV-06-15-TUC-CKJ v. )) Pima County Sheriff's Department, et al., ) O R D E R

) Defendants. ) ________________________________ )

William Lamonte Bodney (Plaintiff), presently confined in the Pima County

Jail in Tucson, Arizona, filed with the Clerk of the Court on January 11, 2006 a pro

se "Notice To File Formal Complaint Pursuant To: 42 USC § 1983; and Notice To

Extend Time To File Complaint, ARS § 12-821.01, § C" (Document #1)

(Complaint). Plaintiff has not paid the two hundred and fifty dollar ($250.00)

filing fee, but instead has filed with the Complaint a certified "Application To

Proceed In Forma Pauperis By A Prisoner (Habeas)" (Application To Proceed) and

a print-out of his "Inmate Cash Account File" (Account Statement).

APPLICATION TO PROCEED AND FILING FEE

Plaintiff’s certified Application To Proceed and Account Statement filed

with the Complaint make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed will be granted. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory

filing fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for this action. Based on the

average monthly deposits in Plaintiff’s account for six (6) months immediately

preceding the filing of the Complaint, an initial partial filing fee of two dollars and

thirty-three cents ($2.33) will be assessed by this Order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).

By separate order, the Court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the

initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff’s trust account and forward it to the Clerk of

the Court. Thereafter, Plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty

percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust

account. These payments will be forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk

of the Court each time the amount in Plaintiff’s account exceeds ten dollars

($10.00), until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Plaintiff should take notice that if he is released before the filing fee is paid

in full, he must pay the remaining unpaid amount of the filing fee within one

hundred and twenty (120) days of the date of his release. If Plaintiff fails to pay

the remainder of the filing fee within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the

date of his release, the action will be dismissed, unless Plaintiff shows good cause,

in writing, why he is unable to pay the remainder of the filing fee.

Plaintiff also should take notice that a prisoner may not bring a civil action

without complete prepayment of the appropriate filing fee if the prisoner has

brought, on three (3) or more occasions, an action or appeal in a federal court that

was dismissed as frivolous, as malicious, or for failure to state a claim upon which

relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is in imminent danger of serious physical

injury. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

STATUTORY SCREENING OF PRISONER COMPLAINTS

The Court is required to screen complaints or amended complaints brought

by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of

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a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a

complaint or portion thereof if the Plaintiff has raised claims that are legally

frivolous or malicious, that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,

or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28

U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). The Court also must dismiss a complaint or portion

thereof if Plaintiff fails to exhaust any administrative remedy available to him. 42

U.S.C. § 1997e(a).

COMPLAINT NOT ON COURT-APPROVED FORM

 Rule 3.4(a) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure (LRCiv) requires in part

that “[a]ll complaints and applications to proceed [in forma pauperis] by

incarcerated persons shall be signed and legibly written or typewritten on forms

approved by the Court and in accordance with the instructions provided with the

forms.” However, Plaintiff’s Complaint is not on a Court-approved form as

required by LRCiv 3.4(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Complaint will be dismissed

without prejudice, with leave to amend, in order for Plaintiff to file an amended

complaint on a Court-approved form. Plaintiff is cautioned that if he fails to file

his amended complaint on the Court-approved form included with this Order, it

will be stricken, and the action dismissed without further notice to Plaintiff.

Any amended complaint filed by Plaintiff must be retyped or rewritten in its

entirety on the current, Court-approved form included with this Order and may not

incorporate any part of the original Complaint by reference. If Plaintiff cannot fit

all of his supporting facts in favor of a particular count on the Court-approved

form, then he may continue on an attachment, but each matter on any attachment

must be clearly referenced to a particular count on the Court-approved form, and

be numbered appropriately. Plaintiff may only address one (1) issue in each count.

If Plaintiff chooses to file an amended complaint, he should take notice that

an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963

F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992); Hal Roach Studios

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v. Richard Feiner & Co., 896 F.2d 1542, 1546 (9th Cir. 1990). After amendment,

the original pleading is treated as nonexistent. Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262. Thus,

causes of action alleged in an original complaint which are not alleged in an

amended complaint are waived. King, 814 F.2d at 567.

WARNING

Plaintiff is warned that if he fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, this action will be dismissed without further notice. See Ferdik, 963

F.2d at 1260-61 (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any

order of the court), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 

(1) That Plaintiff's "Application To Proceed In Forma Pauperis By A

Prisoner (Habeas)" filed with the Complaint is GRANTED;

(2) That Plaintiff is OBLIGATED to pay the statutory filing fee of two

hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for this action. Plaintiff is ASSESSED an

initial partial filing fee of two dollars and thirty-three cents ($2.33). All fees shall

be collected and paid in accordance with this Court’s Order to the Pima County

Sheriff filed concurrently herewith;

(3) That Plaintiff's "Notice To File Formal Complaint Pursuant To: 42

USC § 1983; and Notice To Extend Time To File Complaint, ARS § 12-821.01,

§ C" (Document #1) (Complaint) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND. Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the filing date of

this Order to amend his Complaint in order to file an amended complaint on a

complete Court-approved form, stating specific allegations of deprivation of

constitutional rights against proper defendant(s), naming as defendant(s) the

individual(s) who participated in the activities alleged, and stating what injury, if

any, he has suffered as a result of the activities of the defendant(s). The amended

complaint must be retyped or rewritten in its entirety on a current, Court-approved

form and may not incorporate any part of the original Complaint by reference. If

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Plaintiff fails to file the amended complaint on a Court-approved form, it will be

stricken, and the action dismissed without further notice to Plaintiff. Any amended

complaint submitted by Plaintiff should be clearly designated as an amended

complaint on the face of the document;

(4) That the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter a judgment of

dismissal without prejudice of this action, without further notice to Plaintiff, if

Plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days from the filing

date of this Order;

(5) That a clear, legible copy of every pleading or other document filed

SHALL ACCOMPANY each original pleading or other document filed with the

Clerk for use by the District Judge or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is

assigned. See Rule 5.4, Local Rules of Civil Procedure (LRCiv). Failure to

comply with this requirement will result in the pleading or document being

stricken without further notice to Plaintiff;

(6) That at all times during the pendency of this action, Plaintiff SHALL

IMMEDIATELY ADVISE the Court and the United States Marshal of any change

of address and its effective date. Such notice shall be captioned "NOTICE OF

CHANGE OF ADDRESS." The notice shall contain only information pertaining

to the change of address and its effective date, except that if Plaintiff has been

released from custody, the notice should so indicate. The notice shall not include

any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a NOTICE OF CHANGE OF

ADDRESS may result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b);

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(7) That the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a

current Court-approved form for filing a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983.

DATED this 26th day of January, 2006.

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