Lee v. Matevousian

Filing 11

ORDER DENYING Request for Free Copies 10 ; ORDER for Clerk to Send Plaintiff a Copy of the Docket Sheet for This Case, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 6/20/2018. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIO ANTON LEE,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
ANDRE MATEVOUSIAN,

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Defendant.

1:18-cv-00169-GSA-PC
ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR
FREE COPIES
(ECF No. 10.)
ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND
PLAINTIFF A COPY OF THE
DOCKET SHEET FOR THIS CASE

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I.

BACKGROUND

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Mario Anton Lee (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388

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(1971). Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on February 1, 2018. (ECF No. 1.)

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On June 15, 2018, Plaintiff filed a request for the court to send him copies of documents

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from his file. (ECF No. 10.)

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II.

COPIES OF CASE DOCUMENTS

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Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of case

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documents to parties. The Clerk charges $.50 per page for copies of documents. See 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1914(a). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk’s Office at this court upon

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written request and prepayment of the copy fees. The fact that the court has granted leave for

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Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis does not entitle him to free copies of documents from the
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court. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without cost to an

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indigent petitioner except by order of the judge.

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Plaintiff has requested free copies from his court file, asserting that he was in transit on

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February 21, 2018, and did not receive a copy of his “Application,” which may refer to his

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Complaint filed on February 1, 2018. However, according to court records, Plaintiff responded

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to other documents mailed to him by the court on February 5, 2018, which would have included

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a copy of the Complaint. Plaintiff has not shown good cause for the court to send him free copies.

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To request copies at this juncture, Plaintiff must submit a request in writing to the Clerk, a large

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self-addressed envelope affixed with sufficient postage, and prepayment of copy costs to the

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Clerk. Plaintiff is advised that in the future, he should keep a copy of any document he submits

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to the court.

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The Clerk shall be directed to send Plaintiff a copy of his docket sheet, so he can see what
has been filed in this case. The largest document is the Complaint, which is 36 pages long.

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Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s request for free copies from his court file shall be

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denied.

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III.

CONCLUSION

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1.

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Plaintiff’s request for free copies from his court file, filed on June 15, 2018, is

DENIED; and
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The Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff a copy of the docket sheet for this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 20, 2018

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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