Renfro v. J.G. Boswell Co. Inc. et al

Filing 17

ORDER Requiring Defendant to Supplement Motion Sanctions Pursuant to Rule 11 signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/14/2017. Amended Complaint due by 12/18/2017.(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER RENFRO,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO
SUPPLEMENT MOTION SANCTIONS
PURSUANT TO RULE 11

v.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01069-LJO-SAB

J.G. BOSWELL CO. INC., et al.,

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 18, 2017

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Christopher Renfro (“Plaintiff”), appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, filed

18 the complaint in this action on August 9, 2017. On November 16, 2017, Defendants specially
19 appeared to file a motion for sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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In support of the motion, Defendants included an unsigned second amended

21 complaint. (See ECF No. 10 at 95-139.) The docket for the state court case indicates that an
22 unsigned complaint was returned to Plaintiff on July 25, 2017. Christopher E. Renfro, et al. v.
23 J.G. Boswell Company, No. 16C-0241 (Kings County Superior Court), available at the Kings
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25 https://cakingsodyprod.tylerhost.net/CAKINGSPROD. A second amended complaint was filed
26 in the action on August 23, 2017. Id.
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It is unclear if the complaint attached to the motion is the second amended complaint

28 filed August 23, 2017. Further, the Court cannot consider unsigned filings. Therefore, the Court

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1 shall require Defendants to supplement the instant motion by filing a copy of the second
2 amended complaint, filed August 23, 2017 in the Kings County Superior Court action.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before December 18, 2017,

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4 Defendants shall file a copy of the second amended complaint filed in Christopher E. Renfro, et
5 al. v. J.G. Boswell Company, No. 16C-0241 (Kings County Superior Court) on August 23, 2017.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

8 Dated:

December 14, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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