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Timestamp: 2016-12-11 07:58:17
Document Index: 674478944

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1983', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1915']

SHAWN WOODALL CDCR #F-91270, PLAINTIFF,v.ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
Plaintiff, Shawn Woodall, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility ("RJD") and proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 16, 2010, the Court denied Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") as barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Aug. 16, 2010 Order at 4. Plaintiff has now filed a "Motion for Reconsideration of Order Denying Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis." [Doc. No. 7].
This Court denied Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP on the ground that Plaintiff has had at least three prisoner civil rights cases dismissed as frivolous, malicious or for failing to state a claim in the Southern District of California. See Aug. 16, 2010 Order at 3. Thus, Plaintiff is barred from proceeding IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Id. at 4.
In his Motion for Reconsideration, Plaintiff argues that while he is currently incarcerated, he was not a prisoner at the time he filed this action. See Pl.'s Mot. at 2. Thus, Plaintiff argues that the provisions of § 1915(g) do not apply to him.
The Court has reviewed the original paper filing submitted by Plaintiff, along with the envelopes that were used to file the documents with the Court. The return address on the envelope that Plaintiff used to submit his Complaint and Motion to Proceed IFP indicates that Plaintiff was incarcerated at RJD on June 4, 2010 and the envelope is stamped with the notation "State Prison" and a postmark of June 3, 2010. Plaintiff's Complaint is subject to the "mailbox rule" which provides that a document is deemed "filed" by a prisoner at the time he delivers it to the prison authorities for forwarding to the clerk of court. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988). Most recently, the Ninth Circuit has expressly held that the Houston mail box rule applies to § 1983 suits brought by pro se prisoners. See Douglas v. Noelle, 567 F.3d 1103, 1107 (9th Cir. 2009).
Because the Court has found that the documents submitted by Plaintiff for filing clearly indicate that he was a prisoner at the time he "filed" his Complaint, all the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Action, including § 1915(g), apply to Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff has provided no newly discovered evidence, has failed to show clear error or that the Court rendered a manifestly unjust decision, and has further failed to identify any intervening changes in controlling law that would demand reconsideration of the Court's April 20, 2010 Order.
In light of the foregoing, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration [Doc. No. 7] of the Court's August 16, 2010 Order.
The action shall remain closed. IT IS SO ORDERED.