(PC)Kahaku v. Wallace et al

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/14/2020 ORDERING Plaintiff to re-file a signed complaint within 30 days form the date of this Order. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL KAHAKU,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:20-cv-1807 KJN P
ORDER

v.

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K. WALLACE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On September 8, 2020, plaintiff submitted

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a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. However, plaintiff did not sign the

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pleading.1 Parties proceeding without counsel are required to sign all pleadings, motions, and

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other papers submitted to the court for filing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Thus, the court is unable to

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consider plaintiff’s complaint unless he signs and re-files the complaint. Accordingly, plaintiff is

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provided an opportunity to re-file his complaint bearing his signature. Failure to submit a signed

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complaint will result in the dismissal of this action.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall re-file a signed complaint;

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Plaintiff’s typewritten verification was marked, /s/ DANIEL KAHAKU. Plaintiff is advised
that typewriting /s/ is insufficient to constitute a signature for a pro se litigant. Plaintiff must
personally sign every document submitted to the court for filing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a).
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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of his complaint (ECF No. 1

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at 1-17) without the court’s banner.

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Dated: September 14, 2020

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/kaha1807.r11

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