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Parties Involved:
David Anthony Fallon
Plaintiff
Pacific Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID ANTHONY FALLON,

Plaintiff,

v.

PACIFIC LABORATORIES, INC.,

Defendant.

CIV. S-05-2289 MCE PAN PS

ORDER 

-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. United States Government, Amtrak Rail Lines, CIV. S-05-

2139 DFL PAN PS, and Fallon v. the United States Federal

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

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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. In this case, plaintiff has filed a

standard application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1915. While plaintiff’s affidavit demonstrates that

because of poverty he cannot pay or give security for court costs

and still be able to provide himself with the necessities of

life, see Adkins v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331,

339 (1948), plaintiff’s complaint, like his others, is frivolous.

The complaint, which is typed, alleges that Pacific

Laboratories is the only known supplier in the United States of

“products like Imination [sic] Belladonna, and Imination [sic]

White Herion” to “‘head shops’ and other retain [sic] outlets;”

that retailers are selling Pacific Laboratories products after

expiration of their shelf life; that Pacific Laboratories

provides fake addresses on its labels, thus preventing plaintiff

from requesting mail orders of these products; that defendant

cannot be sued in small claims court; and therefore that

plaintiff should be awarded “Three Hundred Million Dollars.”

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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