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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Danny Garcia, 

Plaintiff, 

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Joseph M. Arpaio, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-05-3126-PHX-SMM (BPV)

ORDER

Pending before this Court is Plaintiff's request to reopen this case (Doc. #8). Plaintiff's

request will be denied.

I. Background

 On October 6, 2005, Plaintiff Danny Garcia, filed with the Clerk of the Court a pro se

civil rights Complaint (Doc. #1) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 6, 2005, the

Court filed a Notice of Assignment (Doc. #2), which assigned this action to the undersigned

Judge. A copy of the Notice was mailed by the Clerk of Court to Plaintiff at his last known

address at the Maricopa County Towers Jail on October 7, 2005. Then, on October 12, 2005,

the envelope containing the copy of the Notice was returned to the Clerk of Court with the

notations “RETURNED TO SENDER" and "R/L 10/5/05." (Doc. #3.)

By Order filed November 9, 2005 (Doc. #4), the Complaint (Doc. #1) and this action were

dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

for failure to prosecute. Judgment was also entered on November 9, 2005 (Doc. #5). On

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April 24, 2006, Plaintiff filed a letter (Doc. #7) notifying the Court of his new address. On

April 26, 2006, that Clerk of Court mailed copies of the Complaint (Doc. #1), Notice of

Assignment (Doc. #2), Order dismissing case (Doc. #4), and Judgment (Doc. #5), to Plaintiff

at this new address. 

II. Request to Reopen Case

On July 10, 2006, Plaintiff filed a letter (Doc. #8) in which he requests that this case be

reopened. In his letter, Plaintiff states that he was a victim of an assault that took place on

September 2, 2005 at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix. Plaintiff further states that he was

so severely beaten that it was painful to walk to be present at his court hearings for this case.

Plaintiff fails to show good cause why this case should be reopened. First, the assault that

Plaintiff refers to occurred a month before he filed this case and it obviously did not prevent

him from preparing and filing this case. Second, no court hearings have been held in this

case at all. Third, Plaintiff gives no explanation for why he waited over six months after his

release from the Towers Jail, and over five months after the Court's Order dismissing this

case, to file a change of address. Fourth, Plaintiff also gives no explanation for why he

waited over two months after the Clerk of Court mailed him copies of the documents in this

case to request that the case be reopened. Accordingly, because Plaintiff has failed to show

good cause, Plaintiff's request to reopen this case will be denied.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING Plaintiff's request to reopen this case (Doc.

#8).

DATED this 31st day of August, 2006.

 

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