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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PETER JOHN ARENDAS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROULAND, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-2489 JAM AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 On February 3, 2020, plaintiff filed motions to voluntarily dismiss this action. ECF Nos. 

12, 13. As a result, the matter was dismissed on February 5, 2020. ECF No. 14. Thereafter, on 

February 10, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion to reopen this case as well as an unsolicited second 

amended complaint. ECF Nos. 15, 16. 

 Because this case has been closed at plaintiff’s request in compliance with Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 41(b), it cannot be reopened. If plaintiff wishes for this action to be heard, he 

must file a new complaint which will be assigned a new case number. He should refrain from 

filing documents under this case number, because documents filed in a closed case will be 

disregarded. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to reopen this action 

(ECF No. 15) is DENIED. 

DATED: February 18, 2020 

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