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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re SAINT CASTILLO,

Plaintiff.

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No. C 16-2029 MEJ (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On April 18, 2016, Saint Castillo, a California state prisoner, wrote a letter to

Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas complaining of his continued detention in the Security

Housing Unit. The Clerk filed the document as a new action and assigned it to the

undersigned. The Clerk also advised Mr. Castillo that the action was deficient because he

did not pay the requisite $400.00 filing fee or, instead, submit a signed and completed

court-approved in forma pauperis application, including a completed certificate of funds in

the prisoner’s account and a copy of the prisoner’s trust account statement for the last six

months. See 28 USC § 1915(a)(2). Mr. Castillo was advised that failure to file the requested

items within 28 days would result in dismissal of the action. 

Mr. Castillo has responded by explaining that the letter he submitted was not intended

as a new action, but as a letter to Judge Vadas as the settlement judge in Ashker v. Brown,

No. C 09-5796 CW. Good cause appearing, this action is therefore DISMISSED as

improvidently opened. 

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United States District Court

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The Clerk shall forward a copy of Mr. Castillo’s April 18, 2016 letter (Dkt. No. 1),

and this Order to Magistrate Judge Vadas via his courtroom deputy. No filing fee is due. 

The Clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

Maria-Elena James

United States Magistrate 

May 17, 2016

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