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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID ANTHONY FALLON,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,

AMTRAK RAIL LINES,

Defendants.

CIV. S-05-2139 DFL PAN PS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

-o0oPlaintiff shall show cause in writing on or before

January 6, 2006, and appear before this court Wednesday, January

11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 25, to show cause why

sanctions should not be imposed upon him pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 11 for his repeated filing of frivolous complaints. Orders to

show cause imposing the same deadlines are also being issued in

Fallon v. Pacific Laboratories, Inc., CIV. S-05-2289 MCE PAN PS,

and Fallon v. the United States Federal Communications

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Commission, CIV. S-05-2355 FCD PAN PS. 

This is one of the 18 cases plaintiff has filed in this

court since March 2005 and one of the seven cases assigned to

this magistrate judge. Here plaintiff has again filed a custom

“Forma Pauperis Application” rather than complete the form

required by this court. The complaint, like most of those

preceding it, seeks extraordinary damages from the federal

government but fails to state a claim for which relief can be

granted. This complaint states in full (sic):

Within this Legal Action, is the Question, the

Question of the Libality of these defendants.

Within this Question of Libality, is the Question of A

Amtrak, Amtrak Train Conductor, asking Myself To leave a

Miami to Los Angeles Train (Being Dressed in a Black Leather

which was vinal Outfit, and having stayed in a Hotel in

Miami Fl., told Me to leave the Train, because, Quote, (I

Stunk).

This incident occured in El Paso, Texas, in 1995, and

for that reason, and a reasonable dought of ever being able

to use that Amtrak Rail Line Route, again, I, the Plaintiff,

hereby request the Court, to Award a Judgement, Payable from

the Defendants, to the Plaintiff, in the Amount of

$5,000,000.00.

The accompanying “Civil Cover Sheet” states that service has been

waived by defendants. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a) requires that

“[e]very pleading, written motion, and other paper . . ., if the

party is not represented by an attorney, shall be signed by the

party.” The signature serves as a representation to the court

that, “to the best of the person’s knowledge, information, and 

belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the 

circumstances,” the paper is not offered for an improper or

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harassing purpose, is warranted by “existing law or by a

nonfrivolous argument,” and contains allegations or denials of

factual contentions with evidentiary support. Fed. R. Civ. P.

11(b). 

The court may on its own initiative enter an order

describing a party’s specific conduct that appears to violate

subdivision (b) and direct the party to show cause why he has not

violated that provision. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1)(B). If, after

notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond, the court

determines subdivision (b) has been violated, the court may

impose an appropriate sanction. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c). 

Sanctions “shall be limited to what is sufficient to deter

repetition of such conduct or comparable conduct by others

similarly situated.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(2). Sanctions may

include directives of a nonmonetary nature and imposition of a

monetary penalty. Id. 

Plaintiff has inundated this court with proposed

complaints asserting frivolous allegations. See Nietzke v.

Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327-28 (1989) (a complaint is frivolous

under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 if it contains “fanciful factual

allegations” and “inarguable legal conclusion[s]”). While this

complaint is typed, the court has spent hours attempting to

decipher plaintiff’s handwritten notes and illustrations; now

that the words are easily decipherable it is even more clear

their message is frivolous. Conservation of judicial resources

requires that plaintiff be deterred from filing additional

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frivolous pleadings.

Accordingly, plaintiff shall show cause in writing on or

before January 6, 2006, and appear before this court Wednesday,

January 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 25, to show cause

why sanctions should not be imposed upon him pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 11. Failure to respond in writing to this order or to

appear at the hearing may result in additional sanctions.

So ordered.

Dated: December 12, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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