Lipsey v. Reddy et al

Filing 37

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 36 Motion for Copies of Third Amended Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 12/1/17. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR.,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
DR. REDDY, et al.,
Defendants.

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1:17-cv-00569-LJO-BAM (PC)
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR COPIES OF THIRD
AMENDED COMPLAINT
(ECF No. 36)

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Plaintiff Christopher Lipsey (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in
forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for copies of the Third Amended

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Complaint. Plaintiff is required to submit four (4) copies of the Third Amended Complaint for

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service. Plaintiff has previously submitted the necessary summonses and USM forms, which are

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currently retained by the Clerk of the Court. Plaintiff contends that he is suspended from the law

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library until January 28, 2018, and seeks for the Court to prepare the copies due to his

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suspension, as he cannot make the copies until that date.

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The Third Amended Complaint filed on October 12, 2017 is a six-page document. In

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light of the relatively minimal expense involved and to avoid undue delay in this litigation, the

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Court will make a one-time exception here and grant Plaintiff’s request. Plaintiff is further

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warned that although the Court has granted leave for him to proceed in forma pauperis, this

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generally does not entitled him to free copies of documents from the Court. E.g., Hullom v.

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Kent, 262 F.2d 862, 863 (6th Cir. 1959). The Clerk charges $.50 per page for copies of

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documents. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(b). In the future, copies of up to twenty pages may be made

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by the Clerk’s Office at this Court upon written request, prepayment of the copy fees, and

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submission of a large, self-addressed stamped envelope.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for copies is granted. The

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Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to make the necessary copies of the Third Amended

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Complaint, filed on October 12, 2017 for service of process in this matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 1, 2017

/s/ Barbara

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE