Boyd v. Etchebehere et al

Filing 94

ORDER Regarding 92 Plaintiff's Notice of Association of Paralegal for Service signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/18/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CURTIS BOYD,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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C. ETCHEBEHERE, et.al.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-01966-LJO-SAB (PC)
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE
OF ASSOCIATION OF PARALEGAL FOR
SERVICE
[ECF No. 92]

Plaintiff Curtis Boyd is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On April 13, 2017, Plaintiff filed a notice of association of paralegal, inmate Clarence Hearns,

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to submit and file documents in this action. Plaintiff is advised that inmate Hearns, who is a non-

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lawyer, may not represent anyone but himself in court. Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874,

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877 (9th Cir. 1997); C. E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 697 (9th Cir. 1987).

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Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion for leave to allow inmate Hearns to represent Plaintiff must be denied.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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April 18, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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