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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY BONTEMPS,

Plaintiff,

v.

SALINAS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-2185 TLN AC P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On April 11, 2014, the magistrate judge filed amended findings and recommendations 

herein which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any 

objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty-one days.1 

Defendants have filed objections to the findings and recommendations.2

 

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Plaintiff’s “motion for reconsideration” filed on April 25, 2014 simply attached the Amended 

Findings and Recommendation and, accordingly is disregarded. The Clerk will therefore be 

directed to strike the motion from the docket. 

2 Defendants contend that the sheer volume of Plaintiff’s filings as well as the fact that he has yet 

to prevail in any civil action makes him an abusive filer warranting the revocation of his in forma 

pauperis status. Here, the record demonstrates that despite being given the opportunity to fix 

defects in multiple cases, Plaintiff simply has not followed through. Thus, the docket reports are 

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this 

court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the 

court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper 

analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The amended findings and recommendations filed April 11, 2014 are adopted in full;

2. Defendants’ motion to revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status (ECF No. 25) is 

denied; 

3. Defendants’ alternative request for sanctions also is denied; 

4. The Clerk of Court is directed to strike Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 

41) from the docket. 

Dated: May 13, 2014

/bont2185.806

 

simply not sufficient to demonstrate that Plaintiff’s litigation history should result in revoking his 

in forma pauperis status on the basis that he is an abusive filer. See ECF Nos. 25-2 at 47-64; 25-3 

at 1-1; 25-3 at 68-69 (PACER Case Locator print out). 

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