Kietty v. Walker et al

Filing 70

ORDER DENYING 69 Plaintiff's Motion for Copy and/or Return of Exhibits Previously Filed With the Court signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 7/6/2016. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HUSSEIN ALI KIETTY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
A. WALKER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-00312-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
COPY AND/OR RETURN OF EXHIBITS
PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE COURT
[ECF No. 69]

Plaintiff Hussein Ali Kietty is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On July 5, 2016, Plaintiff filed a request for a copy of the exhibits previously filed with the

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Court in support of his opposition to Defendants’ motion to modify the scheduling order and motion

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for summary judgment. (ECF No. 69.)

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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. The fact that the Court has granted leave for Plaintiff to proceed in

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forma pauperis does not entitle him to free copies of documents from the Court. Under 28 U.S.C. §

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2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without costs to an indigent plaintiff except by order

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of the judge. Furthermore, there are numerous exhibits attached to Plaintiff’s opposition, including
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several court orders, and Plaintiff does not reference which “exhibits” he seeks to obtain a copy of and

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the Court cannot discern from the conclusory nature of Plaintiff’s motion which specific exhibits he is

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requesting. Nor does Plaintiff indicate the reason why he is in need of a copy of such exhibits.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for a copy of legal documents is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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July 6, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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