(PC) Cruz v. Ballesteros ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00124-AWI-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND MOTION FOR COPY OF ORIGINAL 13 v. COMPLAINT 14 BALLESTEROS, (ECF No. 14) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Guillermo Trujillo Cruz (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this 18 civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 On February 18, 2020, the Court issued findings and recommendations recommending 20 that Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) 21 and that Plaintiff be ordered to pay the $400.00 initial filing fee in full to proceed with this action. 22 (ECF No. 11.) Those findings and recommendations were served on Plaintiff and he was advised 23 that any objections were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. (Id.) Following the Court’s partial 24 grant of Plaintiff’s request for extension of time to file his objections, Plaintiff’s objections are 25 currently due on or before March 30, 2020. (EcF No. 15.) 26 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion requesting a copy of the original 27 complaint in this action, filed March 9, 2020. (ECF No. 14.) Plaintiff states that he needs a 28 photocopy of the original complaint to properly obtain facts and dates to file his objections to the 1 findings and recommendations regarding his in forma pauperis application. (Id.) 2 As Plaintiff was advised in the Court’s February 18, 2020 order regarding his first motion 3 to obtain a copy of the original complaint, the Clerk of the Court does not ordinarily provide free 4 copies of case documents to parties, and Plaintiff is responsible for maintaining his own records 5 for this proceeding. Further, even if Plaintiff were proceeding in forma pauperis in this action, 6 that status would not entitle him to free copies of documents from the Court. E.g., Hullom v. 7 Kent, 262 F.2d 862, 863 (6th Cir. 1959.) The Clerk charges $0.50 per page for copies of 8 documents. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(b). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk’s 9 Office at this Court upon written request, prepayment of the copy fees, and submission of a large, 10 self-addressed stamped envelope. 11 Accordingly, Plaintiff’s second motion for a copy of the original complaint, (ECF No. 14), 12 is HEREBY DENIED. 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. 14 15 Dated: March 12, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28