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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Howard Cochran, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Mark Wardian, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-2538-PHX-RCB(JFM)

ORDER

Plaintiff Howard Cochran filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. In an Order filed on February 1, 2012, the Court dismissed the Complaint for failure

to state a claim with leave to file a First Amended Complaint. (Doc. 6.) Shortly before that

Order was filed, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to amend the Complaint. (Doc. 5.)

Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the Complaint will be denied as moot because he was

granted leave to file an amended complaint in the February 1, 2012 Order. 

Warnings

A. Release

Plaintiff must pay the unpaid balance of the filing fee within 120 days of his release.

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Also, within 30 days of his release, he must either (1) notify the Court that he intends to pay

the balance or (2) show good cause, in writing, why he cannot. Failure to comply may result

in dismissal of this action.

B. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

C. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

D. Possible “Strike”

Because the Complaint has been dismissed for failure to state a claim, if Plaintiff fails

to file an amended complaint correcting the deficiencies identified in the February 1, 2012

Order, the dismissal may count as a “strike” under the “3-strikes” provision of 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g). Under the 3-strikes provision, a prisoner may not bring a civil action or appeal

a civil judgment in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “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.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). 

E. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of the February 1, 2012 Order,

and these warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik,

963 F.2d at 1260-61 (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any

order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the Complaint is denied

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as moot. (Doc. 5.) 

DATED this 6th day of February, 2012.

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