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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

PETER RICHARD COLE,

Plaintiff,

v.

SANTA RITA JAIL,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-02874-HSG 

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE REQUEST TO REOPEN

Re: Dkt. No. 31

On May 16, 2018, Plaintiff filed the instant pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 

against Santa Rita Jail (“SRJ”), alleging that he had not received treatment for his serious dental 

needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Dkt. No. 1. On October 23, 2019, the Court 

dismissed this action and entered judgment in favor of defendant because plaintiff failed to file an 

amended complaint that cured the deficiency identified in the Court’s July 23, 2018 screening 

order, namely that he had failed to link any defendant(s) to his claim. Dkt. Nos. 27, 28.

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26, 2020, approximately seven months after the dismissal, the Court has received a letter from 

plaintiff, which the Court construes as a request to reopen the case. Dkt. No. 31. The Court 

DENIES this request without prejudice to re-filing a renewed request which includes an amended 

complaint that addresses the deficiency identified in the Court’s July 23, 2018 screening order and 

sets forth a showing of good cause for the failure to comply with the Court’s deadline. 

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1 The Court granted plaintiff multiple extensions of time to amend the complaint, and granted 

plaintiff’s request to determine the names of the proper defendants through a records subpoena on 

Santa Rita Jail. Dkt. Nos. 13, 19, 24, 25. The last time plaintiff communicated with the Court was 

over a year ago, on March 4, 2019. Dkt. No. 23. Plaintiff’s request to reopen this case (Dkt. No. 

31) comes nearly two years after the Court’s initial screening order. 

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This order terminates Dkt. No. 31.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

6/11/2020

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