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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Many inmates apparently believe that they will receive an immediate payout from a fund

established in Hart v. Hill, No. CV 77-0479-PHX-EHC (MS) (D. Ariz.). No such fund exists. The

inmates in Hart asked for injunctive relief and not monetary damages. The Court at this time

expresses no opinion on whether Plaintiff’s lawsuit may result in an award of damages. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Juan Carrillo, 

Plaintiff, 

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Joe Arpaio, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 05-2398-PHX-DGC (VAM)

ORDER

On August 10, 2005, Plaintiff Juan Carrillo, presently confined in the Maricop a

County Durango Jail, filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is

one of more than one thousand (1,000) lawsuits filed in t his district since September 2004

alleging that the overcrowded conditions in the Maricopa County jail system have result ed

in a variety of constitutional violations.1

 The Court will order Defendant Arpaio to answer

the Complaint.

Plaintiff did not pay the two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) filing fee, but did file a

certified Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and inmate account statement.

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Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Filing Fee

Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is required to pay the st at utory filing fee of two

hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for this action. 

An initial partial filing fee of one dollar and twenty-eight cent s ($1.28) will be

assessed by this Order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By sep arate order, the Court will direct the

appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff’s trust account and

forward it to the Clerk of Court. 

Plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty percent (20%) of the

preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust account. The Court will direct the

ap p rop riat e agency to collect these monthly payments, which will be forwarded to the Clerk

of Court each time the amount in Plaintiff’s account exceeds ten dollars ($10.00), until the

filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Plaintiff should take notice that if he is released before the filing fee is p aid in full,

he must pay the remaining unpaid amount of the filing fee within one hundred twenty (120)

days of the date of his release. If Plaintiff fails to pay the remainder of the filing fee within

one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of his release, the action will be dismissed,

unless Plaintiff shows good cause, in writing, why he is unable to pay the remainder of the

filing fee.

Statutory Screening and Complaint

The Court must screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a

governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a).

T he Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the Plaintiff has raised claims t hat

are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to st at e a claim upon which relief may be

granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28

U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). The Court also must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if

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Plaint iff fails to exhaust any administrative remedy available to him. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a).

Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

are named as Defendants to the Complaint. 

 Plaintiff alleges three grounds for relief in the Complaint: 1) inmates receive

insufficient and frequently spoiled food in violation of inmates' due process rights; 2) the

Jail is severely overcrowded in violat ion of inmates' right to be free of cruel and unusual

punishment; and 3) conditions in the jail are unsanitary in violation of inmates' right to be

free of cruel and unusual punishment . These allegations adequately state a claim and t he

Court will require Defendant Arpaio to file an answer.

Improper Defendant

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is not a proper Defendant. In Arizona, the

responsibility of operating jails and caring for prisoners is placed by law upon t he sheriff.

See A.R.S. § 11-441(A)(5); A.R.S. § 31-101. A sheriff’s office is simply an administrative

creation of the county sheriff to allow him to carry out his st at ut ory duties, and not a

“p erson” amenable to suit pursuant to § 1983. Therefore, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s

Office will be dismissed.

Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

Plaintiff should take notice that if he fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this action will be dismissed p ursuant to

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258,

1260-61 (9th Cir.) (dist rict court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order of

the Court), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED as follows:

(1) Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed with the Complaint, is

GRANTED;

(2) Plaintiff is OBLIGATED to pay the statutory filing fee of two hundred fift y

dollars ($250.00) for this action. Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of one dollar

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and t wenty-eight cents ($1.28). All fees shall be collected and paid in accordance with this

Court’s Order to the appropriate government agency filed concurrently herewith;

(3) Defendant Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is DISMISSED from this action;

(4) The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a service packet including the Complaint,

this Order, and both summons and request for waiver forms for Defendant Arpaio;

(5) Plaintiff shall complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of Court within

twenty (20) days of the date of filing of this Order. The United St at es M arshal will not

provide service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order;

(6) If Plaintiff does not either obt ain a waiver of service of the summons or complete

service of the Summons and Complaint on Defendant within one hundred twenty (120)

days of the filing of the Complaint or within sixty (60) days of the filing of this Order,

whichever is later, t he action may be dismissed as to the Defendant not served pursuant

to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule of Civil Procedure

16.2(b)(2)(B)(i); 

(7) The United States Marshal shall retain t he Summons, a copy of the Complaint,

and a copy of this Order for future use;

(8) The Unit ed States Marshal shall notify Defendant Arpaio of the commencement

of this action and request waiver of service of the summons pursuant t o Rule 4(d) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice to Defendant shall include a copy of this

Order. The Marshal shall file waivers of service of the summons or requests for waivers

that were returned as undeliverable as soon as they are received. If a waiver of service of

summons is not returned by a Defendant within thirty (30) days from the dat e t he request

for waiver was sent by the Marshal, the Marshal shall:

(a) Personally serve copies of the Summons, Complaint, and this Order upon

the Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

(b) Within ten (10) days after personal service is effected, file t he return of

service for the Defendant, along with evidence of the attempt to secure a waiver of

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service of the summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service

upon the Defendant. The costs of service shall be enumerated on the return of

service form (USM-285) and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal for

photocopying additional copies of the Summons, Complaint, or t his Order and for

p reparing new process receipt and return forms (USM-285), if required. Costs of

service will be taxed against the p ersonally served defendant pursuant to Rule

4(d)(2) and (5) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise ordered by

the Court;

(9) If Defendant agrees to waive service of the Summons and Complaint, Defendant

shall return the signed waiver forms to the United States Marshal, not the Plaintiff;

(10) Defendant Arpaio shall answer the Complaint or otherwise respond by

appropriat e motion within the time provided by the applicable provisions of Rule 12(a) of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

(11) Plaintiff shall serve up on Defendant, or if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon counsel, a copy of every further pleading or other document submitted for

consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original document and copy , t o

be filed wit h t he Clerk of the Court, a certificate stating the date a true and correct copy of

the pleading or document was mailed to Defendant or counsel. Any paper received by a

District Court Judge or Magistrate Judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of Court

may be disregarded by the Court;

(12) At all times during the pendency of this action, Plaintiff shall immediately advise

the Court and the United States Marshal of any change of address and its effective date.

Such not ice shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall

contain only information pertaining to the change of address and it s effective date.

Plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice on all opposing p arties. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure t o file a Notice of Change of Address may

result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

(13) A clear, legible copy of every pleading or other document filed shall accompany

each original pleading or other document filed with the Clerk for use by the District Judge

or Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure to comply with this requirement

will result in the pleading or document being stricken without further notice to Plaintiff; and

(14) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Virginia A. Mathis p ursuant to

Local Rules of Civil Procedure 72.1 and 72.2 for further proceedings.

DATED this 4th day of November, 2005.

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