(PC) Plata v. Woodford et al, No. 1:2006cv01023 - Document 37 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: ORDER VACATING Findings and Recommendations of July 23, 2010 33 ; ORDER for Clerk to send the Plaintiff: (1) Copy of Court's Third Screening Order 32 (2) Section 1983 Complaint Form; ORDER for Plaintiff to comply with Court's Third Screening Order within Thirty Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 09/15/2010. (Case Management Deadline: 10/19/2010) (Martin, S)

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(PC) Plata v. Woodford et al Doc. 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARCIAL PLATA, 12 13 14 1:06-cv-01023-LJO-GSA-PC Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF JULY 23, 2010 (Doc. 33.) vs. WOODFORD, et al., ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND TO PLAINTIFF: (1) COPY OF COURT'S THIRD SCREENING ORDER (Doc. 32.) (2) SECTION 1983 COMPLAINT FORM 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO COMPLY WITH COURT'S THIRD SCREENING ORDER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS 19 / 20 21 Marcial Plata (“plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this 22 civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on August 7, 2006. (Doc. 23 1.) Plaintiff filed the First Amended Complaint on December 10, 2008. (Doc. 19.) Plaintiff filed 24 the Second Amended Complaint on April 24, 2009. (Doc. 26.) 25 On July 23, 2010, Findings and Recommendations issued, recommending that this action be 26 dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to state a claim and failure to comply with the court’s Third 27 Screening Order of June 4, 2010. (Doc. 32.) The Third Screening Order dismissed the Second 28 Amended Complaint and required Plaintiff to either filed a Third Amended Complaint or notify the Dockets.Justia.com 1 court that he wishes to proceed with the First Amended Complaint on the claims found cognizable 2 by the Court, within thirty days. Id. On August 16, 2010, Plaintiff filed Objections to the Findings 3 and Recommendations, asserting that he does not speak English and sometimes has difficulties 4 responding to the Court's orders. (Doc. 36.) Plaintiff notified the Court of his current address and 5 requested leave to proceed with this action. 6 Good cause appearing, the Court shall vacate the Findings and Recommendations and direct 7 the Clerk to re-serve the Court’s June 4, 2010 Third Screening Order, together with a section 1983 8 complaint form. Plaintiff shall be required to comply with the Third Screening Order within thirty 9 days. 10 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 11 1. The Findings and Recommendations of July 23, 2010 are VACATED; 12 2. The Clerk is DIRECTED to re-serve a copy of the Court’s June 4, 2010 Third 13 Screening Order upon Plaintiff, together with a section 1983 complaint form; 14 3. 15 Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall comply with the Third Screening Order by either: 16 (1) filing a Third Amended Complaint, or 17 (2) notifying the Court in writing that he is willing to proceed with 18 the claims found cognizable by the Court in the First Amended 19 Complaint; and 20 4. 21 Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order shall result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6i0kij September 15, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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