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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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This matter was reassigned to this Court on January 4, 2016, after Plaintiff failed to

consent to magistrate jurisdiction. (Docket No. 8.)

Order of Dismissal 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE MATTHEW C. PARADISE,

Plaintiff.

 

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No. C 15-05757 EJD (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On December 16, 2015, Plaintiff filed a letter that were construed as an action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1

 (Docket No. 1.) On the same day, the Clerk sent Plaintiff

a notice that he had not filed an In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) application or a proper

complaint, and they needed to be filed within twenty-eight days or else the case would be

dismissed. (Docket Nos. 2 & 3.) The deadline has passed and Plaintiff has not filed the

required documents. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s case is DISMISSED. 

Plaintiff has written several letters to the Court, stating that he is in the process of

exhausting his administrative remedies and requesting that the Court therefore “hold” his

case. (Docket Nos. 6, 9 & 10.) However, there is no basis for granting a stay where

Plaintiff has not yet filed an actual complaint. Furthermore, the Prison Litigation Reform

Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996) (“PLRA”), provides that “[n]o

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Order of Dismissal 

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action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under [42 U.S.C. § 1983], or any

other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility

until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). 

Clearly, Plaintiff is still in the process of exhausting his administrative remedies. He is

therefore advised that he may not file an action challenging prison conditions in this

Court until after he has exhausted all such administrative remedies. 

The Clerk shall terminate any pending motions and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: EDWARD J. DAVILA

 United States District Judge

4/8/2016

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