Purtue v. Kearnes et al

Filing 29

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 28 Motion for Copies of Inmate Appeals, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/5/16. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL PURTUE,

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Plaintiff,
v.
B. KEARNES, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-00551-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR COPIES OF INMATE APPEALS
[ECF No. 28]

Plaintiff Michael Purtue is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On December 2, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion for copies of all his 602 appeals and supporting
documents.

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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, Plaintiff does not indicate and the Court cannot ascertain from the

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conclusory nature of Plaintiff’s request the need for such documentation. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s

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motion for copies of all his 602 appeals and supporting documents is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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December 5, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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