Ross v. California Health Care Services et al

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 3/3/2017 ORDERING The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff a copy of page 5 of 1 Prisoner Civil Rights Complaint and within twenty-one days, plaintiff shall re-file a signed complaint or submit a signed page 5 and request the Clerk of the Court to interlineate the signed page into his original complaint. (Washington, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LEONARD J. ROSS, II,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-0202 KJN P

v.

ORDER

CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE
SERVICES, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983, and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 636(b)(1). Plaintiff consented to proceed before the undersigned for all purposes. See 28

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U.S.C. § 636(c).
Review of the complaint reflects that plaintiff did not sign his pleading. Parties

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proceeding without counsel are required to sign all pleadings, motions, and other papers

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submitted to the court for filing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Plaintiff may either re-file a signed

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complaint, or he may sign and return the copy of page 5 provided. Plaintiff is cautioned that

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failure to sign his pleading will result in the dismissal of this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); 41(b).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff a copy of page 5, without the banner across

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the top (ECF No. 1 at 5); and
2. Within twenty-one days, plaintiff shall re-file a signed complaint or submit a signed

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page 5 and request the Clerk of the Court to interlineate the signed page into his original

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complaint.

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Dated: March 3, 2017

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