AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Yeager, et al.

Filing 255

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/24/2016 GRANTING Victoria Yeager's #247 Motion for leave to file electronically. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AT&T MOBILITY, LLC,

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Plaintiff,

No. 2:13-cv-0007-KJM-DAD
ORDER

v.
GENERAL CHARLES E. “CHUCK”
YEAGER (RET.), et al.,
Defendants.

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Victoria Yeager, who proceeds without separate representation in this action,

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moves for leave to file electronically under Local Rule 183(c). ECF No. 247. Her motion is

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GRANTED subject to the following condictions:

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(1) Pro se litigants must follow the same procedural rules as litigants represented

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by attorneys. King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987), overruled on other grounds by

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Lacey v. Maricopa Cty., 693 F.3d 896 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc); E.D. Cal. L.R. 183(a).1
(2) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 imposes an obligation on pro se litigants

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and attorneys alike to certify (a) that all motions and other papers submitted to the court are “not
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This District’s Local Rules and this court’s standing orders are available at
<http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/rules/local-rules/> and
<http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/judges/all-judges/5020/standing-orders/>
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being presented for any improper purpose”; (b) that “legal contentions are warranted by existing

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law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for

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establishing new law”; and (c) that factual contentions and denials “have evidentiary support” or

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“are warranted on the evidence.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a)–(b).

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This court has inherent authority and authority under federal law to impose

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sanctions for violations of its orders and for conduct in bad faith. See, e.g., Fink v. Gomez, 239

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F.3d 989, 994 (9th Cir. 2001); Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110, 183, 184(a); Order April

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17, 2015, at 2, ECF No. 176. Filings which do not comply with these rules may be stricken and

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appropriate sanctions may be imposed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 24, 2016

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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