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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROGER GIFFORD, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROBERT PUCKETT, SR., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-0955 TLN AC (PS) 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This proceeding was accordingly referred to 

the undersigned magistrate judge, for pretrial proceedings, by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local 

Rule”) 302(c)(21).

 Plaintiff initially sought, and was granted, in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status. ECF 

Nos. 2, 3. IFP status allowed plaintiff to proceed with this lawsuit without prepayment of fees, 

but also subjected his complaint to “screening.” See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), (e)(1). Plaintiff has 

now paid the filing fee, and requests withdrawal of his IFP status so that he can avoid the 

screening requirement. See ECF No. 10. 

 Plaintiff is entitled to withdraw his IFP status. However, there is currently no operative 

complaint in this case, as the most recent one was dismissed while plaintiff was still proceeding 

under IFP status. Therefore, in order to proceed with this case, plaintiff must file and serve an 

amended complaint. 

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 For good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s IFP status is WITHDRAWN; 

2. Plaintiff has thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended complaint. The 

amended complaint shall bear the title “Second Amended Complaint.” 

DATED: December 5, 2016 

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