Castaneda v. Amtrak

Filing 25

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/22/13 ORDERING that Plaintiff's miscellaneous letters 18 , 19 and, 23 are STRIKEN. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PILAR CASTANEDA,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:12-cv-0524-MCE-KJN PS

v.

ORDER

AMTRAK,

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Defendant.

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Over the past several months, plaintiff, who proceeds without counsel and in forma

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pauperis, filed numerous letters with the court, outlining communications with defendant’s

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counsel, describing facts concerning plaintiff’s case, and attaching certain evidentiary exhibits.

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(See, e.g., ECF Nos. 18, 19, 23.) Because these letters are not filed in conjunction with, or in

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opposition to, a properly noticed motion or other matter pending before the court, they will be

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stricken and disregarded.
Although the court is sympathetic to the plight of a pro se litigant who may not be familiar

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with federal court procedure, plaintiff is nonetheless required to familiarize himself with this

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court’s Local Rules1 and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff is cautioned that future

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unnecessary filings or filings that do not otherwise comply with the Local Rules or the Federal

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A copy of the court’s Local Rules can be obtained from the Clerk of Court or on the court’s
website at http://www.caed.uscourts.gov.
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Rules of Civil Procedure may result in the imposition of monetary or other appropriate sanctions.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s miscellaneous letters (ECF Nos.

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18, 19, 23) are STRICKEN.
Dated: July 22, 2013

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