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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 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEWEY L. BARTLETT, 

Plaintiff,

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N. DAYALAN, I. GREWAL, C.

SINNACO, DR. KRISHNA, P. BARKER,

B. SULLIVAN, N. GRANNIS, A.

ROSENTHAL, E. ALAMEIDA, M.

FRIEDMAN, P. GULLEY, K.

HILLIARD, 

Defendants. 

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No. C 04-0227 JSW (PR) 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF

TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT

TO PROSECUTE AND

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CLERK

On January 15, 2004, Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed a pro se civil rights

action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 20, 2004, Plaintiff filed a change of address

form, which provided an address outside the prison system. On June 1, 2004, this Court

dismissed the complaint with leave to amend and granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in

forma pauperis (dockets no. 6, 7). On July 2, 2004, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint

(docket no. 9). He has not communicated with the Court since. 

Plaintiff has violated no Court order through his lack of communication. 

However, it is unclear whether since his release from prison, Plaintiff still intends to

pursue this matter. Because it is in the interests of justice and judicial efficiency for the

Court to establish whether Plaintiff still intends to proceed with the prosecution of this

action, the Court now issues an order directing Plaintiff to respond. Plaintiff shall file a

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notice with the Court indicating whether he wishes to continue to pursue the claims set forth in

his complaint within thirty (30) days from the date this order is filed. Failure to do so will

result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b)

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Malone v. United States Postal Serv., 833 F.2d

128, 133 (9th Cir. 1987) (a court should afford the litigant prior notice before dismissing

for failure to prosecute).

Further, at the time that this Court granted Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma

pauperis, Plaintiff apparently was not incarcerated. Plaintiff’s motion was granted based on his

status as a prisoner, which was no longer current. Therefore, if Plaintiff files a notice of intent

to prosecute and still wishes to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff must file a non-prisoner

motion to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty (30) days from the date this order is filed. 

Failure to do so will result in the denial of in forma pauperis status and Plaintiff will be required

to pay the full filing fee. 

If Plaintiff chooses to file such a motion, Plaintiff must provide the Court with his

current complete financial information, as required by the form. The Court will determine anew

whether Plaintiff is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. If Plaintiff does not so qualify,

Plaintiff will need to effect service of the complaint by himself. See, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c).

As such, the Clerk of Court is directed to vacate the Court’s prior order granting in

forma pauperis status (docket no. 6) and provide Plaintiff with a non-prisoner motion to proceed

in forma pauperis.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 15, 2006 _______________________

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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