Bryant v. Select Services Portfolio et al

Filing 13

ORDER STRIKING 10 First Amended Complaint signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/12/2017. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARY J. BRYANT,

Case No. 1:16-cv-1642-LJO-SAB

Plaintiff,

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ORDER STRIKING FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT

v.

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(ECF No. 10)
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SELECT SERVICES PORTFOLIO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Mary Bryant, proceeding pro se, filed this action on October 31, 2016. (ECF

18 No. 1.) On December 19, 2016, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint that was stricken from
19 the record because it was not signed. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) On January 9, 2017, Plaintiff filed an
20 amended complaint. (ECF No. 10.)
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Again, Plaintiff did not sign her first amended complaint. The Federal Rules require that

22 every pleading must be signed by at least one attorney of record or by the party personally if the
23 party is unrepresented. Fedl. R. Civ. P. 11(a); see also Local Rule 131(b) (in relevant part, all
24 pleadings must be signed by the party involved if that party is appearing in propria persona).
25 The Court must strike any unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected. Fed. R.
26 Civ. P. 11(a). Unsigned documents cannot be considered by the Court, and Plaintiff’s complaint
27 shall be stricken from the record on that ground. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); Local Rule 131(b).
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s unsigned first amended

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2 complaint, filed December January 9, 2017, is STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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January 12, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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