(PC) Brookins v. Acosta ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BARRY L. BROOKINS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00401-JLT-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR COURTESY COPY 13 v. (Doc. No. 40) 14 F. ACOSTA, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, Barry Brookins, a state prisoner is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on 18 his second amended complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. Nos. 6, 12). Pending before 19 the Court is Plaintiff’s motion requesting a courtesy copy of his opposition to Defendant’s motion 20 to amend his answer filed on November 2, 2022. (See Doc. No. 36). 21 The Court previously summarized the relevant Local Rules applicable to pro se cases in 22 its First Informational Order in Prisoner/Civil Detainee Civil Rights Case filed March 29, 2019. 23 (See Doc. No. 2). Neither Plaintiff’s pro se status nor his prisoner status entitle him to receive 24 complimentary copies. Blair v. CDCR, 2018 WL 1959532, at *6 n. 2 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2018). 25 Consistent with statute, the Court provides copies of the pleadings at $0.50 per page. See 28 26 U.S.C. § 1914. Checks in the exact amount are payable to “Clerk, USDC.” Plaintiff’s opposition 27 is three pages. Thus, to the extent Plaintiff wants a copy of the requested document he should 28 forward a check in the amount of $1.50 to the Clerk. 1 Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 2 Plaintiff's motion (Doc. No. 40) for a courtesy copy of his opposition to Defendant’s 3 | motion to amend his answer filed on November 2, 2022 is DENIED. 4 ° Dated: _ December 14, 2022 Coo. Zh. fare Hack 6 HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA 4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28