Deshavier v. Jordan et al

Filing 54

ORDER STRIKING 53 Unsigned Request to File Brief by Non-Party Yvonne Williams, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/15/19. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AKHEEM DESHAVIER WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
PATRICK JORDAN, LARRY LEEDS,
JONATHAN RIVERA, and STEVEN
SITTER,

Case No. 1:17-cv-00816-DAD-BAM
ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED REQUEST
TO FILE BRIEF BY NON-PARTY YVONNE
WILLIAMS
(Doc. No. 53)

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Akheem Deshavier Williams (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma
pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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On July 12, 2019, non-party Yvonne Williams filed a motion requesting leave to submit

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briefing regarding her opinion of the events underlying Plaintiff’s complaint. (Doc. No. 53.) Both

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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules require that all filed pleadings,

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motions, and papers be signed by the individual attorney for the party presenting them, or by the

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party personally if appearing in propria persona. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); Local Rule 131(b). Here,

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Ms. Williams’ request is not signed by an attorney of record or by Ms. Williams herself, and as

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such it will be stricken from the record. Furthermore, there are no pending matters which require

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the submission of evidence or briefing.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to File Brief filed by Yvonne
Williams on July 12, 2019 (Doc. No. 53), is STRICKEN from the record for lack of signature.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

July 15, 2019

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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