Marsh v. Vegianelli et al

Filing 30

ORDER denying 29 Motion for free copies of the entire record signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 7/12/2010. Order for clerk to send Plaintiff a docket sheet. (Lundstrom, T)

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(PC) Marsh v. Vegianelli et al Doc. 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Copies up to 20 pages may be made by the Clerk's Office at a charge of $.50 per page. For larger copy o r d e r s , contact Attorney's Diversified Service by writing to them at 741 N. Fulton Street, Fresno, CA 93728, by p h o n in g 1-800-842-2695, by faxing a request to 559-486-4119, or by leaving a voice mail at 559-259-8544. 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LAWRENCE L. MARSH, Plaintiff, v. M. VEGIANELLI, et al., Defendants. / 1:09-cv-01243-GSA-PC ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR FREE COPIES OF THE ENTIRE RECORD (Doc. 29.) ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND PLAINTIFF A DOCKET SHEET Lawrence L. Marsh ("plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on July 17, 2009. (Doc. 1.) On July 9, 2010, plaintiff filed a motion requesting copies of documents from the court's record. (Doc. 29.) Plaintiff requests free copies of all documents on the court's record for this action, based on his indigence and his assertion that his entire binder of court-related documents was taken from his locker during a search on June 20, 2010. In forma pauperis status does not include the cost of copies, and the Clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of documents to parties. Copies up to 20 pages may be made by the Clerk's Office at this court upon request and prepayment of the copy fees.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Under 28 U.S.C. § 2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without cost to an indigent petitioner except by order of the judge. 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Plaintiff has not shown good cause for the Clerk to provide him with copies of the entire record in this action. Therefore, plaintiff's motion for copies shall be denied. However, the Clerk shall be instructed to send plaintiff a current docket sheet for this action, showing all activity to date in this action. V. CONCLUSION Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. 2. Plaintiff's motion for copies is DENIED; and The Clerk is instructed to send to plaintiff a current docket sheet for this action. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6i0kij July 12, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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