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Parties Involved:
John Ambry
Defendant
Luis Muratalla-Lua
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUIS MURATALLA-LUA, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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JOHN AMBRY, ) 

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Defendant. )

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1:07-cv-00961-AWI-SMS 

ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE

IN WRITING WITHIN TWENTY DAYS OF

SERVICE OF THIS ORDER WHY THE

ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO PAY

THE FILING FEE, TO FILE AN

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS ACCOMPANIED BY ADEQUATE

DOCUMENTATION, OR OTHERWISE

RESPOND TO THE COURT’S ORDER

(DOC. 4)

INFORMATIONAL ORDER TO PLAINTIFF 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter has been referred

to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local

Rules 72-302 and 72-304.

On July 2, 2007, Plaintiff filed a complaint pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff neither paid the filing fee nor filed a

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. Because 

Plaintiff was incarcerated and was suing his attorney for

ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with Plaintiff’s

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defense in a criminal case that apparently resulted in a judgment

of conviction pursuant to which Plaintiff is presently

incarcerated, and further because Plaintiff had sought both

monetary damages in his complaint and also a petition for writ of

habeas corpus, the Court issued an order on July 25, 2007,

granting Plaintiff thirty days in which to file an application to

proceed in forma pauperis, or a notice of voluntary dismissal or

of intent to proceed with a habeas corpus action separately from

an action for damages.

The order was served on Plaintiff by mail on July 25, 2007;

the mail has not been returned. On July 26, 2007, Plaintiff filed

a motion for the appointment of counsel, but to date, Plaintiff

has neither filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis,

paid the filing fee, or indicated an intention to dismiss the

damages action and proceed with a petition for writ of habeas

corpus. 

A failure to comply with an order of the Court may result in

sanctions, including dismissal, pursuant to the inherent power of

the Court or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Fed. R. Civ.

P. 41(b), 11; Local Rule 11-110; Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501

U.S. 31, 42-43 (1991).

In his motion for the appointment of counsel filed on July

26, 2007, Plaintiff sought counsel because he speaks very little

English and is housed in a psychiatric unit for a mental

disability. 

Plaintiff IS INFORMED that the Court cannot appoint counsel

or otherwise consider the merits of Plaintiff’s case until either

the filing fee is paid or a completed application to proceed in

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forma pauperis is filed. The Court has sent to Plaintiff a form

for a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court has also sent

Plaintiff a form for an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff’s filing a motion for the appointment of counsel was

not responsive to the Court’s order. Plaintiff can comply with

the Court’s order by submitting a completed application to

proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his trust

account statement for the six months preceding the filing of the

action on July 06, 2007. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty (20) days of the date of service of this

order, Plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action

should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee or to

submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis with

an original, completed application trust account statement in

compliance with the Court’s order; Plaintiff shall show cause in

writing because the Court has determined that no hearing is

necessary; if Plaintiff has any reasons why this action should

not be dismissed, Plaintiff shall submit them by sworn

declaration of facts which shall include (A) an explanation of

the lack of activity in this case, and (B) a list each specific

step Plaintiff plans to take to comply with the Court’s orders

and to prosecute this case, to which Plaintiff may append a

supporting memorandum of law; and 

2. Plaintiff is informed that the failure to respond to this

order will result in a recommendation that the action be

dismissed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 10, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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