Opinion
ORDER
KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. On May 16, 2011, plaintiff filed an amended complaint, signed May 1, 2011. (Dkt. No. 18.) Plaintiff's amended complaint crossed in the mail with this court's May 10, 2011 order dismissing plaintiff's original complaint and granting plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. (Dkt. No. 15.) Plaintiff's amended complaint does not rectify the deficiencies explained in the May 10, 2011 order. Also, to the extent plaintiff is attempting to challenge incidents that occurred in April 2011, plaintiff is again reminded that he must first exhaust his administrative remedies before filing a federal court action. Porter v. Nussle , 534 U.S. 516, 524 (2002) (exhaustion in prisoner cases covered by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e is mandatory). Plaintiff's amended complaint is also dismissed, and plaintiff is granted an extension of time to file a second amended complaint that complies with this court's May 10, 2011 order. Plaintiff shall file his second amended complaint on the form provided by this court to ensure that plaintiff has complied with this court's May 10, 2011 order, and to establish plaintiff has exhausted his administrative remedies as to the claims he is pursuing.
In addition to filing the amended complaint, plaintiff filed nine other documents on May 16, 2011. Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, even though he previously filed one on April 26, 2011. Plaintiff has filed multiple copies of the same exhibits. Plaintiff has filed documents he alleges support his position. Previously, plaintiff filed three motions for injunctive relief before the court was able to address the first one. Plaintiff is hereby formally cautioned that a litigant proceeding in forma pauperis may suffer restricted access to the court where it is determined that he has filed excessive motions in a pending action. DeLong v. Hennessey , 912 F.2d 1144 (9th Cir. 1990); see also Tripati v. Beaman , 878 F.2d 351, 352 (10th Cir. 1989). Plaintiff is cautioned that this court views the number of motions filed to date as excessive and that consideration will be given to restricted court access if plaintiff does not exercise appropriate restraint henceforth.
In two of plaintiff's motions, plaintiff claims he is being denied law library access and photocopy services. While not entirely clear, it appears plaintiff was denied permission to photocopy exhibits, including copies of grievances for #D-08-2687. (Dkt. No. 22 at 7, 9.) However, at present, the court does not require plaintiff to provide any more exhibits. In addition, plaintiff previously provided copies of his grievances in SVSP-D-08-2687. (Dkt. No. 1 at 5-13.) Moreover, plaintiff is not required to submit evidence supporting his claim until trial or a dispositive motion requires such evidence to be produced. In the second amended complaint, plaintiff must allege facts and identify specific defendants and their role in any alleged constitutional violation. Furthermore, in light of plaintiff's redundant filings in this action, it appears the rejection of plaintiff's photocopy services was warranted. Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate his access to the courts has been impaired, and the court's docket reflects plaintiff's access to the courts has not been impaired in any way. Thus, these motions are denied.
Plaintiff is directed to turn his attention to filing a second amended complaint, on the form provided by the court, expressly addressing the deficiencies noted in this court's May 10, 2011 order. Plaintiff shall affirmatively address the issue of exhaustion of administrative remedies in connection with any claim alleged in the second amended complaint. Plaintiff is not required to provide copies of the grievances; plaintiff may simply recite the grievance number and date of the prison review. This action cannot proceed until a valid complaint has been filed.
Plaintiff shall file no further exhibits in this action without leave of court unless such exhibits are filed in connection with a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or oppositions to dispositive motions, or for trial, as specifically directed in a subsequent pretrial order. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to abide by this order may result in the imposition of sanctions, including, but not limited to, a recommendation that this action be dismissed based on a failure to comply with court orders. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
1. Plaintiff's May 16, 2011 amended complaint is dismissed with leave to amend;
2. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a second amended complaint that complies with this court's May 10, 2011 order and the instant order;
3. Plaintiff's May 16, 2011 motions (Dkt. Nos. 19 & 21) are denied without prejudice;
4. Plaintiff shall file no further exhibits in this action without leave of court except as set forth above; and
5. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff the form for filing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint.