Thornton v. Doe ( 2023 )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CHARLES E. THORNTON, ) Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 19-CV-1371-SMY MARY JO ZIMMER, et al, Defendants. ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: Before the Court is Plaintiff Charles E. Thornton’s pro se motion for a copy of a 1,200-page report of a court-appointed expert in Lippert v. Ghosh, Case No. 10-4603 (N.D. Ill.) (Doc. 199). Generally, the District Clerk will mail paper copies of any document to a party only upon prepayment of the required fee, and the Court is under no obligation to furnish free photocopies to indigent litigants. See Robinson vy. Miscellaneous, 2009 WL 1649697, at *4 (E.D. Wis. June 11, 2009). Accordingly, Plaintiffs motion is DENIED. If Plaintiff wishes to pay for a copy of the requested document, he must contact the Clerk of Court for the Northern District of Illinois and pay the copying fee. IT IS SO ORDERED. Howe LL Cole DATED: February 28, 2023 STACI M. YANDLE United States District Judge Page 1 of 1