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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS LEE HENDERSON, SR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 

OF CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01402-SMS PC

ORDER REVOKING IN FORMA PAUPERIS

STATUS, AND REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO

PAY FILING FEE IN FULL WITHIN THIRTY

DAYS OR ACTION WILL BE DISMISSED

(Doc. 7)

ORDER VACATING ORDER DIRECTING

CDCR TO COLLECT FILING FEE FROM

PLAINTIFF’S TRUST ACCOUNT

(Doc. 7)

Plaintiff Curtis Lee Henderson, Sr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action on

July 30, 2009, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma

pauperis on August 18, 2009. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. Section 1915(g) provides that “[i]n

no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more

prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court

of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state

a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious

physical injury.” Plaintiff became subject to section 1915(g) on December 29, 2008, and is 

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precluded from proceeding in forma pauperis unless he is, at the time the complaint is filed, under

imminent danger of serious physical injury. 

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The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint and finds that Plaintiff does not meet the

imminent danger exception. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053 (9th Cir. 2007). Because

Plaintiff is not under imminent danger of serious physical injury, he is ineligible to proceed in forma

pauperis in this action, and is precluded from proceeding on his complaint absent the submission of

the $350.00 filing fee in full. 

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status is REVOKED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g);

2. The Court’s order directing the Director of the California Department of Corrections

and Rehabilitation or his designee to deduct the $350.00 filing fee from Plaintiff’s

trust account whenever the balance exceeds $10.00 is VACATED;

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3. Plaintiff shall pay the $350.00 filing fee in full within thirty (30) days or this action

will be dismissed, without prejudice; and

4. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on (1) the Financial

Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division and

(2) the Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via

the court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 9, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The Court takes judicial notice of case numbers 1:98-cv-05138-DLB Henderson v. Small (E.D.Cal.)

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(dismissed 03/06/1998 as frivolous); 1:99-cv-05957-AWI-DLB Henderson v. Hamrin, et al. (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed

12/22/2000 for failure to state a claim); and 2:08-cv-02823 Henderson v. United States, et al. (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed

12/29/2008 for failure to state a claim).

To date, no funds have been sent to the Court for the filing fee in this action.

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