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Parties Involved:
Steven Dexter Brooks
Plaintiff
T. Felker
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN DEXTER BROOKS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2766 LKK EFB P

vs.

T. FELKER, 

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner without counsel suing under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff

requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was

referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

 Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a). He must pay the statutory filing fee of $350 required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a),

1915(b)(1). Plaintiff must make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s

income credited to his prison trust account. All payments shall be forwarded by the appropriate

agency to the Clerk of the Court when amount in plaintiff’s account exceeds $10 until the filing

fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

The court finds that, for the limited purposes of § 1915A screening, the complaint states a

cognizable claim against the Doe defendants and T. Felker. He alleges that overcrowding at

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High Desert State Prison resulted in deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, that

overcrowding resulted in the denial of certain bare necessities of life, and that prolonged

lockdowns caused the extended deprivation of time outdoors. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). 

Accordingly, it hereby is ordered that:

1. Plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

2. Plaintiff must pay the statutory filing fee of $350 for this action. All payments shall

be collected in accordance with the order to the Director of the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation filed concurrently herewith.

3. Service is appropriate for defendant T. Felker.

4. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff one USM-285 form, one summons, an

instruction sheet and one copy of the endorsed December 7, 2006, pleading (with any and all

attachments).

5. Within 30 days from service of this order, plaintiff shall complete the attached Notice

of Submission of Documents and submit it to the court with the completed summons and USM285 form and two copies of the endorsed December 7, 2006, pleading and attachments.

6. Upon receipt of the necessary materials, the court will direct the United States

Marshal to serve defendant T. Felker pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without

payment of costs. 

7. Plaintiff must proceed with haste to discover the identities of and to file an amended

complaint naming the unidentified “Doe” defendants. 

Dated: April 10, 2007.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN DEXTER BROOKS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2766 LKK EFB P

vs.

T. FELKER, 

Defendant. NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS

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Plaintiff hereby submits the following documents in compliance with the court's order

filed :

 1 completed summons form

 1 completed forms USM-285 

 2 copies of the December 7, 2006 

 Complaint

Dated: 

 

 Plaintiff

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