Bertolo v. Colorado Department of Corrections et al

Filing 38

ORDER re: 24 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by James M. Bertolo, 31 Letter, 32 Letter are STRICKEN, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 3/21/12. (bnbcd, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland
Civil Action No. 11-cv-02822-WJM-BNB
JAMES M. BERTOLO,
Plaintiff,
v.
LT. TOM BENEZEE, Lieutenant CTCF, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
______________________________________________________________________________
This matter is before me on several letters filed by the plaintiff [Docs. #24, #31, and #32]
(the “Letters”). The Letters are STRICKEN.
The Letters seek relief from the court. “A request for a court order must be made by
motion.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1). The plaintiff may not seek a court order through letters. All
requests must be made in the form of a motion, and the request must be titled as a motion.
IT IS ORDERED:
1. The Letters are STRICKEN;
2. All future applications to the court for relief shall be submitted in the form of a
motion in compliance with Rule 7;
3. Failure to comply with this order may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the
Complaint.

Dated March 21, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge

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