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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

RICKY GRAY,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. COGDELL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-0473 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has submitted a request for authorization to 

file a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff acknowledges that he was

recently declared a three-strikes litigant under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Gray v. Tilton, Case No. 

2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P (ECF Nos. 47, 50-1) (judgment entered January 7, 2014). 

As a three-strikes litigant seeking to proceed in forma pauperis in a new action, plaintiff 

must demonstrate that, at the time he filed the complaint, he was “under imminent danger of 

serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Plaintiff has not made this showing, either in his 

motion for authorization or his proposed complaint. Rather, plaintiff states that he “will pay the 

filing fee cost on being told he can file this petition (sic).” (ECF No. 1 at 1.) Thus, plaintiff will 

be permitted to file his complaint upon payment of the full filing fee of $400.00 ($350.00 filing 

fee plus $50.00 administrative fee).

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Nevertheless, plaintiff is informed that his complaint, once filed, will be screened on the 

merits, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Given the similarity of the instant complaint with that 

filed in Case No. 2:11-cv-2103 KJM EFB P, the instant complaint will likely be subject to the 

same limitations (see id., ECF No. 9 (screening order)). Therefore, plaintiff may wish to file a 

narrowed Amended Complaint together with payment of the full filing fee.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for authorization (ECF No. 1) is granted, subject to payment of the 

full filing fee.

2. Plaintiff may, within thirty days after service of this order, pay the full filing fee of 

$400 as a precondition to commencing this action.

3. Failure of plaintiff to timely submit the full filing fee will result in a recommendation 

that this action be dismissed.

Dated: March 12, 2014

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