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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW JAMES GRAHAM,

Plaintiff,

v.

SANTA CRUZ CO. JAIL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-02845-KAW 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE

Plaintiff Matthew James Graham, a state prisoner incarcerated at the Santa Cruz County 

Jail (“SCCJ”), filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging claims based 

on overcrowding at the SCCJ. The Court dismissed the complaint, noting that general allegations 

about overcrowding do not state a cognizable constitutional claim, but granted Plaintiff leave to 

amend to allege specific instances in which overcrowding resulted in unsafe conditions that 

affected him directly. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), which the Court 

reviewed on November 5, 2014. The Court noted that, in his FAC, Plaintiff appeared to be 

attempting to state an Eighth Amendment claim based on deliberate indifference to his serious 

medical needs, but the claim was deficient. The Court granted Plaintiff leave to file a Second 

Amended Complaint (“SAC”) to remedy the noted deficiencies. Plaintiff was given twenty-eight 

days in which to file his SAC. 

On November 26, 2014, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time, to 

January 5, 2015, to file his SAC. This date has passed and Plaintiff has not filed his SAC or 

communicated with the Court. Therefore, this action is dismissed with prejudice. See Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 41(b); Yourish v. Cal. Amplifier, 191 F.3d 983, 989, 992 (9th Cir. 1999) (affirming 

dismissal with prejudice following plaintiff’s failure to amend complaint after receiving leave to 

do so, where the interest in expeditious resolution of litigation, the court’s management of its 

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docket, and avoiding prejudice to defendants favored dismissal). 

The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment, terminate all pending motions and close the 

file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 3, 2015

______________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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