Matthew V. Salinas v. Pogue et al

Filing 21

ORDER Granting 19 Request for Copies; ORDER Directing Clerk to Send Plaintiff Copy of Complaint 1 and Copy of Docket Sheet, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/31/16. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW V. SALINAS,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
KENNETH J. POGUE, et al.,
Defendants.

1:16-cv-00520-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR
COPIES
(ECF No. 19.)
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO
SEND PLAINTIFF COPY OF
COMPLAINT (ECF No. 1) AND COPY
OF DOCKET SHEET

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Matthew V. Salinas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 4, 2016, Plaintiff

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filed the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.)

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On September 2, 2016, Plaintiff filed a request for a copy of his Complaint and a copy

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of the docket sheet for this case. (ECF No. 19.) Plaintiff asserts that since he filed the

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Complaint, he has been moved three times to other prisons, and prison officials have lost his

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personal property, which contained his only copy of the Complaint.

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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). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk's 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
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Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis does not entitled him to free copies of documents from

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the Court. However, in light of the fact that Plaintiff lost his only copy of the Complaint

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through no fault of his own, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is not voluminous, the Court shall make

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a one-time exception and provide Plaintiff with a free copy of his Complaint and a copy of the

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docket sheet for this case.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff's request for copies of his Complaint and docket sheet is GRANTED;
and

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The Clerk is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff a copy of the Complaint filed on April
14, 2016 (ECF No. 1) and a copy of the docket sheet for this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

October 31, 2016

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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