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Parties Involved:
Steven Wayne Bonilla
Plaintiff
Francie Koehler
Defendant
Randy Ontiveros
Defendant
Rand Investigation
Defendant

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

FRANCIE KOEHLER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-04427-VC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE

Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla is a state prisoner who has filed a pro se complaint under 

the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against Francie Koehler, Randy 

Ontiveros and Rand Investigation.1 Bonilla has been disqualified from proceeding in forma 

pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) unless he is “under imminent danger of serious physical 

injury” at the time he filed his complaint. 28 U.S.C. 1915(g); In re Steven Bonilla, No. C 11-

3180 CW (PR); Bonilla v. Dawson, No. C 13-0951 CW (PR). 

The allegations in this complaint do not show that Bonilla was in imminent danger at the 

time of filing. Therefore, he may not proceed in forma pauperis. Furthermore, he may not 

proceed even if he pays the filing fee because FOIA applies only to agencies of the executive 

branch of the federal government, not to private companies and individuals. See St. Michael’s 

Convalescent Hosp. v. California, 643 F.2d 1369, 1373 (9th Cir. 1981). Furthermore, the relief 

Plaintiff seeks pertains to his ongoing attempts to invalidate his conviction. Therefore, such 

claims, if raised, must be brought by Bonilla’s counsel in his pending federal habeas corpus 

 

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This civil case was incorrectly labelled on the Court docket as a petition for a writ of 

mandamus. The Clerk is directed to correct this error. 

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action, Bonilla v. Ayers, No. C 08-0471 YGR (PR).

Accordingly, this complaint is dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall 

enter a separate judgment and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

August 18, 2016

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