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Parties Involved:
Patrick Kunkel
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In Re.

PATRICK KUNKEL,

Plaintiff. /

No. C 07-2406 SI (pr)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This action was opened on May 3, 2007, when the court received from Patrick Kunkel

a document that complained about his lack of access to dental care at Kern Valley State Prison

in Kern County and had attached to it several inmate appeal forms. On that date, the court

notified plaintiff in writing that the action was deficient due to the failure to pay the filing fee

or furnish a completed and signed court-approved in forma pauperis application, including a

completed certificate of funds in the prisoner's account and a copy of the prisoner's trust account

statement for the last six months. Plaintiff was advised that failure to pay the fee or file the

completed application within thirty days would result in dismissal of the action. Plaintiff has

failed to provide the court with either the filing fee or a complete in forma pauperis application

and the deadline by which to do so has passed. The action is DISMISSED without prejudice for

failure to pay the filing fee or submit a complete in forma pauperis application. Plaintiff may

file a new action, but should include a filing fee or an in forma pauperis application with a new

civil complaint to commence that new action. 

To the extent Kunkel wants to assert a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a denial of dental

care at Kern Valley State Prison, he must file a civil rights complaint in the Eastern District of

California in Sacramento. This court (i.e., the Northern District of California) is not the correct

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United States District Court

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venue for such an action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). In his filing, Kunkel asks whether he can

file an action without completing the administrative appeal process. The court does not give

advisory rulings.

The clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 8/1/07_________________ ______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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