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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CLAUDIA WILKEN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-03308-VC (PR)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING 

COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE

Re: Dkt. No. 3

Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla is a state prisoner who alleges constitutional violations 

against District Court Judges Claudia Wilken and Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Bonilla has been 

disqualified from proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) unless he is “under 

imminent danger of serious physical injury” at the time he filed his complaint. 28 U.S.C. 

1915(g); In re Steven Bonilla, No. C 11-3180 CW (PR); Bonilla v. Dawson, No. C 13-0951 CW 

(PR). 

The allegations in this complaint do not show that Bonilla was in imminent danger at the 

time of filing. Therefore, he may not proceed in forma pauperis. Furthermore, he may not 

proceed even if he pays the filing fee because federal judges are absolutely immune from suit for 

damages for judicial acts taken within the jurisdiction of their courts. Mireles V. Waco, 502 U.S. 

9, 9 (1991). This judicial immunity also applies to actions for declaratory, injunctive and other 

equitable relief. Mullis v. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, 828 F.2d 1385, 1394 (9th 

Cir. 1987). This lawsuit is also barred under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87 (1994).

Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is denied and this complaint is 

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dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall enter a separate judgment and close the 

file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

July 29, 2016

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