(PC) Talamantes v. Merced County Jail et al

Filing 9

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 8 Request for Court to Provide Information, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 04/28/2021. (Maldonado, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEFFREY TALAMANTES,

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1:20-cv-01643-DAD-GSA-PC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR COURT TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION
(ECF No. 8.)

Plaintiff,
vs.
MERCED COUNTY JAIL, et al.,
Defendants.

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Jeffrey Talamantes (“Plaintiff”) is a jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis
in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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On April 26, 2021, Plaintiff filed a request for the court to inform him about his rights to

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protect himself, how to obtain copies from the Merced County Jail, and how to obtain witness

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statements. Plaintiff is advised that it is not the court’s duty to act as Plaintiff’s counsel or

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paralegal in these matters. Martinez v. Court of Appeal of Cal., Fourth Appellate Dist., 528 U.S.

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152, 162, 120 S.Ct. 684, 145 L.Ed.2d 597 (2000) (“[T]he trial judge is under no duty to provide

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personal instruction on courtroom procedure or to perform any legal ‘chores’ for the defendant

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that counsel would normally carry out”); Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225, 231, 124 S. Ct. 2441,
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2446, 159 L. Ed. 2d 338 (2004) (“Requiring district courts to advise a pro se litigant in such a

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manner would undermine district judges’ role as impartial decisionmakers.”).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request for court to provide
information, filed on April 26, 2021, is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 28, 2021

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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