Stallworth
Stallworth v. Deputies & Sergeants of Contra Costa County Jails & Facilities
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSEPH STALLWORTH,
Case No. 22-cv-04332-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT v. PREJUDICE
DEPUTIES & SERGEANTS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY JAILS & FACILITIES, Defendants.
This suit was reassigned from a magistrate judge to the undersigned in light of a recent Ninth Circuit decision. Dkt. 10. On July 7, 2022, plaintiff, who is in custody at the West County Detention Facility, filed the present pro se prisoner complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. 1. On that same date, the Clerk of the Court sent a notification to plaintiff informing him that he had neither paid the filing fee nor completed an in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. Dkt. 2. The Clerk provided plaintiff with a blank IFP application form, along with a return envelope, instructions, and a notification that the case would be dismissed if plaintiff failed to pay the fee or file the completed IFP application within…