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Parties Involved:
California Department of Mental Health Hospitals
Defendant
Jerome L. Grimes
Plaintiff

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Because Defendant is located in this district, venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. §

1406(a).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEROME L. GRIMES,

Plaintiff,

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS, et al.,

Defendants. _________________________________

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No. C 15-0170 JSW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a jail inmate in Shreveport, Louisiana, has filed this pro se civil rights

case.1

 On May 18, 2000, this Court informed Plaintiff that under the "three-strikes"

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) he generally is ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis

in federal court with civil actions filed while he is incarcerated. See Grimes v. Oakland

Police Dept., C 00-1100 CW (Order Dismissing Complaint, 5/18/00). Since then,

Plaintiff has continued to file hundreds of civil rights actions seeking in forma pauperis

status. With respect to each action filed, the Court conducts a preliminary review to

assess the nature of the allegations and to determine whether Plaintiff alleges facts which

bring him within the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception to §

1915(g). In the past, Plaintiff has routinely been granted leave to amend to pay the full

filing fee and to state cognizable claims for relief, but he has habitually failed to do so. 

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For example, in 2003 alone Plaintiff's failure to comply resulted in the dismissal of

approximately thirty-six actions under § 1915(g).

In accord with this ongoing practice, the Court has reviewed the allegations in the

present action and finds that Plaintiff alleges no facts which bring him within the

“imminent danger” clause. He complains that he was improperly transferred from one

institution to another, and that he was administratively segregated and consequently

missed a deposition for one of his civil cases in June 2000. On countless occasions, the

Court has informed Plaintiff that allegations such as these are not cognizable. Therefore,

it would be futile to grant Plaintiff leave to amend. 

Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED without prejudice under § 1915(g). If

Plaintiff is so inclined, he may bring his claims in a new action accompanied by the

$400.00 filing fee. In any event, the Court will continue to review under § 1915(g) all

future actions filed by Plaintiff while he is incarcerated in which he seeks in forma

pauperis status. 

The Clerk of the Court shall close the file and terminate all pending motions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 3, 2015 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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