Simmons v. CDCR et al

Filing 102

ORDER STRIKING 101 Objections from the record, rendering them a nullity, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 04/3/17. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER SIMMONS,

ORDER STRIKING OBJECTIONS

Plaintiff,

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[ECF No. 101]

v.

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Case No. 1:10-cv-00553-AWI-SAB (PC)

J. AKANNO, et al.,
Defendants.

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On March 31, 2017, Plaintiff Christopher Simmons personally filed objections to the

18 Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants and closing the case. (ECF
19 No. 95.)
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Filings must include the signature of at least one attorney of record when a party is

21 represented. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). See also Local Rule 131(b) (“All pleadings and non22 evidentiary documents shall be signed by the individual attorney for the party presenting them . .
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Plaintiff has been represented by counsel since September 2013 in this action. In fact,

25 Plaintiff’s counsel has filed objections to the bill of costs submitted by Defendants in this matter
26 on March 20, 2017. There is no indication that Plaintiff is no longer represented by counsel.
27 However, the most-recent objections filed on March 31, 2017 were not signed or submitted for
28 filing by Plaintiff’s counsel.

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Accordingly, the objections filed on March 31, 2017 (ECF No. 95) are HEREBY

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2 ORDERED STRICKEN from the record, rendering them a nullity.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

5 Dated:

April 3, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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