Bradford v. Ogbuehi

Filing 27

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Request for Copy of All Records and Civil Complaint on File 26 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/6/2019. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAYMOND ALFORD BRADFORD,

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Plaintiff,
v.
C. OGBUEHI, et al.,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01128-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
FOR COPY OF ALL RECORDS AND CIVIL
COMPLAINT ON FILE
(ECF No. 26)

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Raymond Alford Bradford is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2019, Plaintiff

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filed a notice of change of address and request for copy of all records and civil complaint on file.

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(ECF No. 26.) Plaintiff contends that, since his “legal property is currently being held hostage to

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obstruct justice and discourage him from seeking relief he is entitled to[,]” the Court should

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provide him with copies of all the documents filed in the instant action, including his civil

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complaint.

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However, the Clerk’s office does not ordinarily provide free copies of case documents to

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parties. Further, Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status does not entitle him to a free copy of all the

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documents filed in this case. See In re Richard 914 F.2d 1526, 1527 (6th Cir. 1990); Douglas v.

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Green 327 F.2d 661, 662 (6th Cir. 1964); Hullom v. Kent 262 F.2d 862, 863-64 (6th Cir. 1959).

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Instead, if Plaintiff wishes to obtain copies of all of the documents filed in this case at his

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expense, the Clerk’s office will provide copies of documents and of the docket sheet at $0.50 per
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page upon written request, prepayment of the copy fees (checks and money orders in the exact

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amount should be made payable to “Clerk, USDC”), and submission of a large, self-addressed

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stamped envelope.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request for a free copy of all documents, including the civil

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complaint, filed in the instant action (ECF No. 26) is HEREBY DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 6, 2019
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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