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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

JOHN ALLEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

LYDIA C. HENSE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00917-DLB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

(Doc. 12)

ORDER VACATING ORDER DISMISSING

ACTION AND RE-OPENING CASE

(Doc. 7)

Plaintiff John Allen (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California Department

of Corrections and Rehabilitation, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 23, 2009, the Court dismissed this action for

failure to obey a court order and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. On

April 6, 2009, Plaintiff filed an unsigned motion for reconsideration, contending that he had

inadvertently filed his amended complaint without the appropriate case number. The complaint

was opened as a new action. On September 23, 2009, the Court sent Plaintiff a copy of his

motion for reconsideration for signature and for re-filing, within fifteen days. (Doc. 10.) No

filing was ever submitted with the Court, and on January 29, 2010, the Court struck Plaintiff’s

motion for reconsideration as unsigned.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for reconsideration, filed March 4,

2010. (Doc. 12.) Plaintiff contends that he did send a signed copy of the motion for

reconsideration on October 7, 2009. Plaintiff attaches as exhibits a mail card regarding

Plaintiff’s mailings. (Doc. 12, p. 3.) On October 7, 2009, there is an entry indicating mail was to

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be sent to the Office of the Clerk at the Eastern District of California. Also attached is a copy of

Plaintiff’s first motion for reconsideration (pages 4 through 5), signed by Plaintiff and dated

October 7, 2009, as well as a copy of Plaintiff’s amended complaint (pages 6 through 9), which

was erroneously filed on March 9, 2009 as a new action.

Plaintiff has demonstrated good cause for reconsideration of the dismissal of this action. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration, filed

March 4, 2010, is GRANTED. Furthermore, the Court HEREBY VACATES its March 23, 2009

order. The Clerk of the Court is directed to re-open this action and file Plaintiff’s amended

complaint with a separate docket number.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 16, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

77e0d6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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