Puckett v. Brandon

Filing 67

ORDER denying 65 Motion for property and/or courtesy copy of documents signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 5/19/2016. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DURRELL A. PUCKETT,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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K. BRANDON,

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00290-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
PROPERTY AND/OR COURTESY COPY OF
DOCUMENTS
[ECF No. 65]

Plaintiff Durrell A. Puckett is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Both parties have consented to United States magistrate judge

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jurisdiction. (ECF No. 46.)

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a copy of court documents, filed May 18,

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2016. Plaintiff contends that he is on suicide watch pending transfer to the Department of State

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Hospitals for a period of nine months. Plaintiff contends he will be without his legal property and

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seeks an order by the Court providing him with copies of several documents, including exhibits that

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were submitted to the Court.

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First, Plaintiff is advised that the Court does not ordinarily provide free copies of case

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documents to parties. The Clerk of Court charges $.50 per page for copies of documents. See 28

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U.S.C. § 1914(a). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk Office at this Court upon

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written request and prepayment of the copy fees. The fact that the Court has granted leave for Plaintiff
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to proceed in forma pauperis does not entitle him to free copies of documents from the Court. Under

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28 U.S.C. § 2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without costs to an indigent plaintiff

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except by order of the judge. Second, unless and until Plaintiff is transferred and is without his legal

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property, Plaintiff’s present request for copies of documents appears premature. Accordingly,

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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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May 19, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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