Ingrao v. Johnson ( 2024 )

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 * * * 5 Jeffery John Ingrao, Case No. 2:23-cv-00234-GMN-DJA 6 Plaintiff, 7 Order v. 8 Calvin Johnson, et al., 9 Defendants. 10 11 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s “motion for consideration” (ECF No. 17) and motion for 12 copies (ECF No. 18). In both motions, Plaintiff explains that he did not realize that his case was 13 dismissed and requests a copy of his complaint, any amended complaints, and the docket sheet so 14 that he can file a new case.1 The Court grants both motions. 15 The statute allowing parties to proceed in forma pauperis does not include the right to 16 obtain court documents without payment. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. And granting an in forma 17 pauperis application does not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to pay the expenses of 18 litigation not covered by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Nevada Local Special Rule 1-6. The Court ordinary 19 cannot provide free copies even to indigent plaintiffs proceeding in forma pauperis. See Jackson 20 v. Philson, No. 3:20-cv-00009-GMN-CLB, 2020 WL 9888358, at *1 (D. Nev. Sept. 28, 2020). 21 However, when screening complaints, the Court routinely provides pro se prisoner plaintiffs with 22 a courtesy copy of their complaints. See id. 23 Here, it appears that Plaintiff may not have received courtesy copies of his complaints. 24 Thus, in this specific instance, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s motions and provide him with 25 26 1 In another portion of his motion for copies, Plaintiff asks for “everything pertaining to this 27 case.” (ECF No. 18). This is too broad and too vague a request for the Court to grant. The Court instead only grants Plaintiff’s request for “the original complaint and any amended complaints as 1 courtesy copies. However, the Court informs Plaintiff that it will not provide him with free 2 copies of documents in the future, regardless of his indigent status. 3 4 5 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motions (ECF Nos. 17, 18) are 6 granted. The Clerk of Court is kindly directed to mail Plaintiff the following: 7 • Plaintiff’s complaint filed at ECF No. 1-1; 8 • Plaintiff’s first amended complaint filed at ECF No. 5; 9 • Plaintiff’s second amended complaint filed at ECF No. 6; and 10 • a copy of the docket sheet. 11 12 DATED: February 26, 2024 13 DANIEL J. ALBREGTS 14 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27