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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
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

OAKLAND DIVISION

JAMES LYNN O’HINES,

Plaintiff,

 vs.

ILLINOIS, et al., 

Defendants. /

No. C 09-1852 PJH (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL 

This is a civil rights case filed pro se by a state prisoner. In the initial review order

the court noted that the complaint was “largely incomprehensible” and dismissed it with

leave to amend. Plaintiff was afforded guidance in pleading a cognizable claim against

proper defendants. 

In his amended complaint plaintiff has followed the instruction to use the court’s form

for prisoner complaints. The complaint, however, is as incomprehensible as the original

one. Plaintiff has completely failed to state a claim against any defendant – those in the

original complaint or the entirely new set in the amended complaint – under the

appropriate pleading standard. See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S. Ct. 1955, 1974

(2007) (per curium) (complaint must proffer "enough facts to state a claim for relief that is

plausible on its face." ). 

The case is DISMISSED with prejudice. The clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 26, 2010. 

 PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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