(PC) Martin v. Petras et al

Filing 13

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 1/6/2021 GRANTING plaintiff 30 days to file an amended complaint which complies with the court's 11/20/2020 order. Failure to do so will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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O. Z. MARTIN,

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No. 2:20-cv-1536 WBS CKD P
Plaintiff,

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v.

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PETRAS, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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On November 20, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to

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do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court found that plaintiff’s complaint violates Rule 8 of the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which requires that pleadings be short and plain. Plaintiff’s

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original complaint is 29 pages and would be about 75 pages if plaintiff’s handwriting

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approximated normal font size and spacing. Accordingly, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed

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with leave to amend, and plaintiff was advised that any amended complaint must not exceed 20

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pages with normal spacing and font size.

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Plaintiff filed a document on December 14, 2020 objecting to the court’s order. While it

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is not clear, plaintiff suggests he does not understand the meaning of the phrase “normal spacing

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and font size.” To the extent this is the case, plaintiff is informed that this order is written with

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what would generally be considered normal spacing and font size.

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Good cause appearing, plaintiff will be granted additional time to file an amended
complaint which complies with the court’s November 20, 2020 order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff is granted 30 days within which to

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file an amended complaint which complies with the court’s November 20, 2020 order. Failure to

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do so will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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Dated: January 6, 2021

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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