Chasteen v. Johnson et al

Filing 20

ORDER denying 19 Motion for special service of process. Signed by Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King on 6/04/12. (rew)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

ADAM CHASTEEN,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Civil Action 2:12-cv-229
Judge Marbley
Magistrate Judge King

ROD JOHNSON, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, asks that he be excused from furnishing
a copy of the original Complaint and Amended Complaint for service on
each of the 27 defendants.

Doc. No. 19.

Referring to the Court’s grant

of leave to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff suggests that prison
officials “provide the cost of copies and postage fees for this service
. . . or that the Court furnish the requisite copies of the Complaint to
defendants. . . .”

Id.

The fact that plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma
pauperis does not entitle him to free copies of his filings.
§1915.

28 U.S.C.

See Anderson v. Gillis, 236 Fed. Appx. 738, 739 (3rd Cir.

2007)(citing Douglas v. Green, 327 F.2d 661 (6th Cir. 1964)); Thomas v.
Croft, 2010 WL 1629628, *3 (S.D. Ohio April 21, 2010). There is no
requirement that plaintiff provide photocopies of the Complaint and
Amended Complaint;

he may copy those documents by hand if he chooses to

do so.
Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion that he be excused from providing
sufficient copies of the Complaint and Amended Complaint for service of

process, Doc. No. 19, is DENIED.

s/Norah McCann King
Norah McCann King
United States Magistrate Judge
DATE: June 4, 2012

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