Mundo v. Taylor, et al.

Filing 51

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 43 Plaintiff's Request for Copies and ORDER for Clerk to Send Plaintiff Copies of: (1) Fifth Amended Complaint 32 and (2) Docket Sheet signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 9/27/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JONATHAN WAYNE MUNDO,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
A. TAYLOR, et al.,

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1:15-cv-01681-DAD-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR COPIES
(ECF No. 43.)
ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND PLAINTIFF
COPIES OF:

Defendants.
(1) FIFTH AMENDED COMPLAINT
(ECF No. 32.)

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AND

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(2) DOCKET SHEET

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I.

BACKGROUND

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Jonathan W. Mundo (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filed on November 5, 2015. This

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case now proceeds with the Fifth Amended Complaint filed on June 15, 2016, against

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defendants A. Taylor (Pleasant Valley State Prison Classification Staff Representative), F.

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Salgado (Centinela State Prison (“CEN”) Correctional Counselor), Raybon (CEN Correctional

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Counselor), and Arias (CEN Facility Captain). (ECF No. 32.)

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On March 10, 2017, Plaintiff filed a request for copies. (ECF No. 43.)
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II.

REQUEST FOR COPIES

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Plaintiff has requested copies of his Fifth Amended Complaint and “the most recent

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filed pleading insofar that one was filed after Magistrate Austin was assigned to the above

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case.” (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff indicates that he was extradited from a prison in California to a

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prison in Nevada, and he was not allowed to bring all of his legal property.

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Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of case

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

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§ 1914(a). The fact that the court has granted leave for Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis

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does not entitle him to free copies of documents from the court. However, in this instance,

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Plaintiff has shown good cause for the court to send him a courtesy copy of his Fifth Amended

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Complaint. Besides the Fifth Amended Complaint, it is not clear from Plaintiff’s request what

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other document he is requesting. Therefore, the court shall also send Plaintiff a copy of the

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current docket sheet of this case for his review.

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III.

CONCLUSION

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1.

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Plaintiff’s request for copies, filed on March 10, 2017, is GRANTED in part;
and

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The Clerk is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff copies of:

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(1) Fifth Amended Complaint filed on June 15, 2016 (ECF No. 32),

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and

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(2) Current Docket Sheet for this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 27, 2017

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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