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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW B. CRAMER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROL L. CONEY, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:16-cv-00321-LJO-BAM

ORDER (1) DENYING MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS, (2) DISMISSING ACTION 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO 28 

U.S.C. § 1915(g), AND (3) DIRECTING 

CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER 

JUDGMENT

(ECF Nos. 1 and 2)

Plaintiff Matthew B. Cramer, a pre-trial detainee proceeding pro se, filed this civil action 

on March 4, 2016. Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§1915. (Doc. 2). 

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.”

The Court takes judicial notice of the following Eastern District of California cases: 

Cramer v. Schwarzenegger, case number 1:08-cv-01310-GSA (dismissed April 24, 2009, for 

failure to state a claim; no appeal filed); Cramer v. Calif. Dep’t of Justice, 2:00-cv-02374-DFLCase 1:16-cv-00321-LJO-BAM Document 3 Filed 03/14/16 Page 1 of 2
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DAD (dismissed Sept. 26, 2001, for failure to state a claim and frivolous; no appeal filed); and 

Cramer v. Ty Warner, Inc., 2:00-mc-00099-FCD-GGH (dismissed Jul. 26, 2001, for failure to 

state a claim; no appeal filed). Accordingly, prior to the date he filed this action, Plaintiff had at 

least three strikes under section 1915(g), and he is precluded from proceeding in forma pauperis 

unless, at the time he filed suit, he was in imminent danger of serious physical injury. Andrews 

v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1055-56 (9th Cir. 2007). 

Plaintiff is currently housed at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility in Visalia, California. 

Plaintiff’s allegations do not demonstrate that he is under imminent danger of serious physical 

injury. Rather, Plaintiff’s complaint concerns allegations of interference with his religious 

freedom, hate crimes and past death threats involving private actors. These individuals do not 

appear to be housed with Plaintiff at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility, and there is no assertion 

that he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. (Doc. 1). Therefore, Plaintiff must 

pay the $400.00 filing fee if he wishes to litigate this action. See, e.g., Cramer v. Wittman, Case 

No. 1:13-cv-00451-LJO-SKO (action brought by Matthew B. Cramer while housed at Bob Wiley 

Detention Facility dismissed without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1916(g) on March 29, 

2013; no appeal filed). 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action is DENIED;

2. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice to re-filing accompanied by the $400.00 

filing fee; and

3. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 12, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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