Williams v. Raynor Rensch & Pfieffer et al

Filing 182

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER- Plaintiff's 178 MOTION for Docket Sheet is denied. Plaintiff's MOTION for Clarification 179 and 180 are granted to the extent that this Memorandum and Order provides plaintiff with clarification and are otherwise denied. Ordered by Senior Judge Lyle E. Strom. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MKR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
SHANNON WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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REYNOR RENSCH & PFIEFFER,
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TERRY HADDOCK, JOHN STUCK,
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JOHN BRAZDA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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______________________________)

8:11CV446

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s Motion
for Docket Sheet (Filing No. 178) and Motions for Clarification
(Filing Nos. 179 and 180).
In his Motion for Docket Sheet, plaintiff asks for a
copy of the docket sheet in this matter (Filing No. 178).
Plaintiff does not have the right to receive copies of documents
without payment, even if the Court granted him leave to proceed
in forma pauperis.

28 U.S.C. § 1915; see also Haymes v. Smith,

73 F.R.D. 572, 574 (W.D.N.Y. 1976) (“The generally recognized
rule is that a court may not authorize the commitment of federal
funds to underwrite the necessary expenditures of an indigent
civil litigant’s action.”) (citing Tyler v. Lark, 472 F.2d 1077
(8th Cir. 1973), other citations omitted).

If plaintiff requires

copies of court documents, he should contact the clerk of the

court to determine the proper method of requesting and paying for
copies.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Docket Sheet will be denied.
In his Motions for Clarification, plaintiff asks the

Court to clarify the status of his “Civil Complaint” in a
separate case (i.e. “Case No. 09-CR-457”) (Filing No. 179).

If

plaintiff seeks a status update in another case, he should file a
motion in that case.

Plaintiff also asks the Court to refer this

case to the magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636 and to clarify
why this case is assigned to the undersigned Judge (Filing Nos.
179 and 180).

The Court refers plaintiff to NEGenR 1.4 for

information regarding the assignment of judges in this Court.
IT IS ORDERED:
1.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Docket Sheet (Filing No.

178) is denied.
2.

Plaintiff’s Motions for Clarification (Filing Nos.

179 and 180) are granted to the extent that this Memorandum and
Order provides plaintiff with clarification and are otherwise
denied.
DATED this 31st day of January, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Lyle E. Strom
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LYLE E. STROM, Senior Judge
United States District Court

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