Jiles v. Breen et al

Filing 33

ORDER denying 31 Motion to submit documents written in crayon; plaintiff to obtain a darker, sharper writing tool. Defendants attorney to look into this matter with the institution. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 3/27/09. (elc),(ps) Modified text on 4/3/2009 (llj).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

JOSEPH F. JILES, Plaintiff, v. MARTHA BREEN, SARAH COOPER, WILLIAM POLLARD, PETE ERICKSEN, STEVEN SCHMIDT, TODD HAMILTON, MARK BAENEN and MARK LIMONICK, Defendants. ORDER 08-cv-464-slc

On March 23, 2009 plaintiff filed a motion with the court seeking permission to submit documents written in crayon. See dkt. 31. Plaintiff is on a restriction that prevents him from having access to pencils, pens and other writing implements. We discussed this motion at the preliminary pretrial conference, and I denied it. As I explained, plaintiff's blue crayon is too faint for the court's optical scanner to read. It will be necessary for plaintiff to obtain from the institution some writing implement that shows up darker and sharper. Defendants' attorney agreed to look into this matter with the institution. For now, the court and parties have agreed that in the event plaintiff misses a deadline because he is denied timely access to an appropriate writing implement, then the late filing shall be forgiven. Hopefully, this will not become an issue in the future. Entered this 27th day of March, 2009. BY THE COURT: /s/ _______________________ STEPHEN L. CROCKER Magistrate Judge