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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Juan Vianez, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

Phoenix (F.C.I), 

Defendant. 

No. CV 13-1081-PHX-RCB (BSB) 

 O R D E R 

On May 28, 2013, Plaintiff Juan Vianez, who is confined in the United States 

Penitentiary-Florence in Florence, Colorado, filed a pro se Document (“Complaint”) 

entitled “Production of document[]s (account statement)” “pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983.” In a June 4, 2013 Order, the Court noted that Plaintiff had not paid the filing 

and administrative fees or filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and gave 

Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing fee or file an Application to Proceed. The Court 

also noted that the Complaint was not filed on a court-approved form as required by 

Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3.4. The Court dismissed without prejudice the Complaint 

and gave Plaintiff 30 days to file an amended complaint on a court-approved form. 

 In the June 4 Order, the Court specifically warned Plaintiff that the Court could 

dismiss the case without further notice if Plaintiff failed to timely comply with the Order 

and specifically directed the Clerk of Court to enter a judgment of dismissal of this action 

without prejudice if Plaintiff: (1) failed to either pay the filing and administrative fees or 

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file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, and (2) failed 

to file an amended complaint on a court-approved form. 

 On June 17, 2013, Plaintiff filed a document entitled “Vicontiel Writ” and an 

inmate account statement. He did not pay the filing and administrative fees or file an 

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and did not file an amended complaint. 

Consequently, the Clerk of Court entered Judgment for failure to comply with the June 4 

Order. 

 On August 5, 2013, Plaintiff filed an Objection (Doc. 7) to the Judgment. He 

argues that the Judgment is void and has no legal basis because a “jud[g]e’s signature is 

required.” 

 Under Rule 60(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court may 

relieve a party from a final judgment that is void. “A final judgment is ‘void’ for 

purposes of Rule 60(b)(4) only if the court that considered it lacked jurisdiction, either as 

to the subject matter of the dispute or over the parties to be bound, or acted in a manner 

inconsistent with due process of law.” United States v. Berke, 170 F.3d 882, 883 (9th 

Cir. 1999). 

 The Court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment if Plaintiff failed to 

comply with the June 4 Order, Plaintiff failed to comply, and the Clerk of Court entered 

Judgment as instructed. The Judgment is not void.

IT IS ORDERED:

 (1) Plaintiff’s Objection (Doc. 7) is denied. 

 (2) This case must remain closed. 

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 (3) Other than a document submitted in furtherance of an appeal, the Clerk of 

Court shall accept no further documents for filing in this case number. 

 DATED this 4th day of September, 2013. 

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