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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES SCOTT ALVA,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendant.

1:24-cv-00686-JLT-SKO

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO PAY 

THE REQUIRED FILING FEE

30-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff James Scott Alva1is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action 

pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). 

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of his complaint on June 12, 2024. (Doc. 1.) 

The complaint was not accompanied by the required filing fee or an application to proceed in 

forma pauperis. 

On June 13, 2024, the Court issued its “First Informational Order in Prisoner/Civil 

Detainee Civil Rights Case.” (Doc. 2.) The following day, the Court issued its Order to Submit 

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay Filing Fee Within 45 Days. (Doc. 3.) 

On June 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Subpoena.” (Doc. 4.) The document 

1 Plaintiff also identifies himself as “jim-SCOTT:COLE.” (See Doc. 1 at 1.)

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purports to issue a “writ ... under the authority of a court to compel TEAM QUEBEC to pay this 

debt in full ... [¶] $405 to the EASTERN DISTRICT COURT.” (Id.) “TEAM QUEBEC” is 

identified as follows: “E. APPLETON-Unit Manager; ECHEVERRIA-Case Worker; F. 

SEVERANCE- COR.” (Id.) The document further states: “On behalf of the ALVA, JAMES 

SCOTT, ADM, Pay this court.” (Id.) 

On June 27, 2024, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. (Doc. 5.) On July 16, 2024, 

Plaintiff filed a document titled “Bill of Exchange.” (Doc. 6.) The document identifies this Court 

as “Payee,” recites the sum of $405, and states the following:

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41149-48903-048

ALVA, JAMES SCOTT, 18 U.S.C. § 2 – PRINCIPAL

TEAM QUEBEC

E. APPLETON UM )

F. SEVERANCE COR ) Agent(s) or Payor(s)

ECHEVERANCE C/W )

(Doc. 6.) It further reads: “WARRANT LEVEL I, has $500,000.00 in it, lets go ahead and use 

this money, which I believes is mine RIGHT?” (Id.) 

The Court issued Findings and Recommendations to Dismiss Action for Failure to Obey 

Court Order and Failure to Prosecute on July 17, 2024. (Doc. 8.) Objections were due within 14 

days of the date of service of the order. (Id. at 5.) 

On August 2, 2024, Plaintiff filed an untitled document with the Court.2(Doc. 9.) 

Plaintiff states he is “now being moved from” the prison in Mendota to “USP Victorville,” he sent 

the Court “a letter on 18th of July” “certified mail on July 21, 2024” and another document on 

July 22, 2024. (Id.) Plaintiff contends he learned from a prison official on July 24, 2024, that 

those documents “didn’t make it.” (Id.) He states his dictionaries “were stolen” on July 23, 2024, 

and he is “now having an issue with the TEAM OF QUEBEC.” (Id.) He requests “time to have 

the NEW TEAM, with a BP 199 form,” and adds that he has “500 dollars in my account...but its 

only because the TEAM QUEBEC of MEN-MENDOTA FCI, are my defendant(s).” (Id.) 

2 The filing was docketed as a Notice of Change of Address, and the Clerk of the Court re-served the 

Findings and Recommendations to Plaintiff at his new address (U.S.P. Adelanto, P.O. Box 3900, 

Adelanto, CA 92301) that same date. 

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On August 5, 2024, the Court issued its “Order Granting Extension of Time Within Which 

to File Objections to the Court’s Findings and Recommendations, or to Pay the Required Filing 

Fee.” (Doc. 10.) Plaintiff was provided 30 days within which to file any objections or to pay the 

filing fee in full. (Id. at 3.) Because the Court learned Plaintiff was housed at the United States 

Penitentiary (USP) Tucson according to the Bureau of Prisons’ inmate locator tool, the Clerk of 

the Court was also directed to serve the order to Plaintiff at the address on record with the 

Court—USP Adelanto, California—and USP Tucson. (Id.)3

On August 5, 2024, Plaintiff also filed a document titled “Hostage, Attempted Murder,

Theft of my mail.”4(Doc. 11.) Plaintiff appears to indicate he received the Court’s Findings and 

Recommendations on or about July 18, 2024. (Id.) He recounts multiple transfers to federal 

correctional institutions, states he refused to sign certain documents because his “real name is not 

ALVA, JAMES SCOTT,” was “tortured for 181 days in the SPECIAL JURISDICTIONS,” and 

correctional officials are “attempting the death of [his] life.” (Id.) 

On August 12, 2024, Plaintiff filed another untitled document with the Court.5(Doc. 12.) 

Plaintiff states he has “been denied the right to use you[r] ADMINISTRATION REMEDY 

program,” that he is not an attorney and does not have a copy of the Court’s rules and is not a 

citizen of either California or Nevada. (Id.) Plaintiff states he is “trying to shut down this 

FUNCTION, per the group of 3 sharing a public administration, by civil authority and ancient 

Rome.” (Id.) He states the “U/M is denying” him the “Right to do a BP 199 form, for 405 

dollars,” and asks the Court to “investigate her actions, on the denial of my rights to use such 

policy, this violates the ACA standards.” (Id.) Plaintiff also asks the Court to “send a bill to 

TERRY DIHN for 50 dollars a month, and most likely it will be taken care of, or you could wait 

until I am moved out of this private facility ....” (Id.) Plaintiff states he does have “enough money 

3 A search of the Bureau of Prison’s inmate locator tool using Plaintiff’s name and/or register number 

reveals Plaintiff remains housed at USP Tucson. https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/, as of 8/27/2024.

4 This document was docketed as “Second Response to Order.”

5 This document was docketed as “Objections to Findings and Recommendations.” 

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to pay your courthouse, but the TEAM QUEBEC is the defendant in this case, which proves the 

negligence in this case: an intentional or willful failure to perform a clear duty, recklessly 

disregarding the consequences of injury to my person and my property that attend such ‘failure 

...’ what kind of justice is this, when the magistrate helps the TEAM, instead of the LAW.” (Id.) 

On August 13, 2024, and August 26, 2024, mail directed to Plaintiff at USP Adelanto was 

returned to the Court marked “Undeliverable” and “Unable to Forward.”

II. DISCUSSION

The Court construes Plaintiff’s August 12, 2024, filing as objections to the pending 

Findings and Recommendations to dismiss this action. Because Plaintiff has indicated he has the 

funds available to pay the required filing fee and has apparently made attempts to do so, out of an 

abundance of caution, the Court will grant Plaintiff one final opportunity to pay the filing fee in 

full and to avoid dismissal of this case. 

Plaintiff is advised this Court will not “investigate” any matter concerning a “BP 199 

form” on his behalf, and the Court will not “bill” any third party for the required filing fee for this 

action. It is Plaintiff’s responsibility to arrange for payment of the required $405 filing fee. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Based upon the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff SHALL pay the required filing fee of $405 within 30 days of the date of 

service of this Order to avoid dismissal of this action; 

2. If after 30 days, Plaintiff has not paid the required filing fee in full, the Findings and 

Recommendations issued July 17, 2024, and Plaintiff’s objections filed on August 12, 

2024, will be submitted to the assigned district judge for consideration; and 

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to change Plaintiff’s address of record to USP 

Tucson in Arizona and to serve this Order at that address.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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