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Timestamp: 2016-12-04 12:21:44
Document Index: 200855202

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1914', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 900', '§ 1330', '§ 1330']

Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). An initial partial filing fee of $1.07 will be assessed by this order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff's trust account and forward it to the Clerk of the Court. Thereafter, plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to plaintiff's prison trust account. These payments will be forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in plaintiff's account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).
In his complaint, plaintiff asserts that prison officials have willfully and fraudulently withheld money from him. The United States Supreme Court has held that an unauthorized intentional deprivation of property by a state employee does not constitute a violation of the Constitution if a meaningful post-deprivation remedy for the loss is available. Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 533 (1984). The California Legislature has provided a remedy for tort claims against public officials in the California Government Code, §§ 900, et seq. Therefore, the court does not have jurisdiction over plaintiff's first claim. 28 U.S.C. § 1330, et seq.
Plaintiff also complains about the grievance process at his institution. However, petitioner does not have a Constitutional right to a prisoner grievance process. Ramirez v. Galazza, 334 F.3d 850, 860 (9th Cir. 2003). Therefore, the court does not have jurisdiction over claims involving an inmate grievance procedure unless a right to which plaintiff is guaranteed by the Constitution is implicated. 28 U.S.C. § 1330, et seq.
In light of the foregoing, and because amendment of the complaint would be futile, the court will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
2. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $1.07. All fees shall be collected and paid in accordance with this court's order to the Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation filed concurrently herewith; and
3. Plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel (docket no. 3) is denied. IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.