Tillotson v. McCeary

Filing 17

ORDER :denying 10 Motion for Order, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 4/8/10.(bnbcd, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Case No. 10-cv-00483-REB-BNB CHRIS TILLOTSON, Plaintiff, v. SGT. T. J. McCEARY, Sheridan Police, Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter is before me on the plaintiff's letter [Doc. #10, filed 03/30/2010] (the "Letter").
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a request for a court order must "state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order" and must "state the relief sought." Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1)(B) and (C). The Letter is incomprehensible and fails to specify either any grounds for relief or the precise nature of the relief sought. In addition, "a request for a court order must be made by motion." Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1). "The rules governing captions and other matters of form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers." Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(2). The plaintiff improperly submitted his request in the form of a letter, not in the form of a motion, as required. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that any relief sought in the Letter is incomprehensible and is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the future, all requests for a court order shall comply with Rule 7. Dated April 8, 2010. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge

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