Ingrassia v. Schafer et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER -- IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall return the complaint to plaintiff. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall sign the complaint and return it to the Court within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, this case will be dismissed without prejudice. Response to Court due by 3/10/2012. Signed by Honorable Jean C. Hamilton on 2/19/12. (KCM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
THOMAS J. INGRASSIA,

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Plaintiff,
v.
KEITH SCHAFER, et al.,
Defendants.

No. 4:12CV257 JCH

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on its own motion. Plaintiff has submitted an unsigned
complaint. “The court must strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected after
being called to the . . . party’s attention.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. As a result, the Court will order the
Clerk to return the complaint to plaintiff so that plaintiff may sign it and return it to the Court for
filing. If plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, this case will be dismissed without prejudice.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall return the complaint to plaintiff.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall sign the complaint and return it to the Court
within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, this case will
be dismissed without prejudice.
Dated this 19th day of February, 2012.

/s/Jean C. Hamilton
JEAN C. HAMILTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE