Simmons v. Hedgpeth

Filing 227

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 226 Motion for Copies, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 6/15/17. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER I. SIMMONS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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GRISSOM, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:07-cv-01058-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR COPIES
[ECF No. 226]

Plaintiff Christopher I. Simmons is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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On May 24, 2017, Plaintiff filed a request for copies, along with a notice of change of address.

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Plaintiff is advised that the Court does not ordinarily provide free copies of case documents to

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parties. The Clerk of Court charges $.50 per page for copies of documents. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).

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Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk Office at this Court upon written request and

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prepayment of the copy fees.

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The fact that the Court has granted leave for Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis does not

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entitle him to free copies of documents from the Court. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2250, the Clerk is not

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required to furnish copies without costs to an indigent plaintiff except by order of the judge. Here,

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Plaintiff does not explain which specific filings he is requesting, or the reason why he needs them. The

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docket in this matter reflects that Plaintiff requested two extensions of time to respond to the Court’s
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February 15, 2017, order to show cause, and Plaintiff filed his response on May 24, 2017.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for copies of filings in this case, filed May 24, 2017 (ECF No.

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226), is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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June 15, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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