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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL JOHN WALTERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN GRANT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04954-SI 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff commenced this action by filing two similar, but not identical, complaints. On 

February 12, 2015, the court issued an order discussing the numerous problems with plaintiff’s

complaints and granting him leave to file a single amended complaint. Dkt. No. 10. Plaintiff filed 

an amended complaint. On September 30, 2015, the court issued an order of dismissal with 

further leave to amend. Dkt. No. 13. The court noted that the “amended complaint is far too 

burdened with excessive argument, unclear allegations, and cross-references to numerous exhibits 

for the court to be able to determine exactly what claims are stated and against whom.” Id. at 1. 

The court also noted that plaintiff appeared to have ignored many of the detailed instructions about 

alleging claims provided in the February 12, 2015 order. In the September 30, 2015 order of 

dismissal with further leave to amend, the court gave further guidance for the preparation of the 

second amended complaint and cautioned that failure to file a second amended complaint by the 

deadline may result in the dismissal of this action. Id. at 5. 

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Plaintiff did not file a second amended complaint, and the deadline by which to do so has 

long passed. Accordingly, this action is dismissed for failure to comply with the court’s 

September 30, 2015 order to file a second amended complaint. The clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2016

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SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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