Goodwin v. Billings et al

Filing 10

ORDER Striking Complaint for Lack of Signature signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 01/05/2018. Thirty-Day Deadline. (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint Form)(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK GLENN GOODWIN,

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Plaintiff,
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OFFICER BILLINGS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01708-SAB (PC)
ORDER STRIKING COMPLAINT FOR LACK
OF SIGNATURE
[ECF No. 1]

Plaintiff Patrick Glenn Goodwin is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Plaintiff filed the instant complaint on December 12, 2017, in the United States District Court

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for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. On December 19, 2017, the action was

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transferred to this Court. A review of Plaintiff’s complaint reveals that Plaintiff did not sign the

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complaint under penalty of perjury. All filings submitted to the Court must bear the signature of the

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filing party. Local Rule 131; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s complaint must be

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stricken from the record as deficient, and Plaintiff will be required to file an amended complaint with

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an original signature under penalty of perjury in order for the case to proceed.

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Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on December 12, 2017, is stricken from the record for lack
of signature;
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The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a blank civil rights complaint form;
Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file an
amended complaint complete with an original signature; and

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Failure to comply with this order will result in the recommendation to a district judge
that the action be dismissed. Local Rule 110.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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January 5, 2018
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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