Oelker v. Zuchowski ( 2024 )

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 * * * 5 Jeromy Oelker, Case No. 2:23-cv-01696-APG-DJA 6 Plaintiff, 7 Order v. 8 State of Nevada; Lake Crossing Center; 9 Director Drew Cross; and Dr. Steven J. Zuchowski, 10 Defendants. 11 12 Before the Court is pro se Plaintiff Jeromy Oelker’s motion for an extension of time to file 13 his amended complaint. (ECF No. 22). Plaintiff argues that he needs additional time because 14 “the Nevada District Clerk’s Office refuses to either mail me or email me the Order and 15 Recommendation by Magistrate Albregts (Document 21).” (Id. at 1). Plaintiff thus requests an 16 extension of time and “DEMAND[s] [his] FREE COPY OF MAGISTRATE ALBREGTS Order 17 [sic]…” (Id. at 5). Plaintiff also raises arguments regarding the merits of his case. 18 The Court takes this opportunity to inform Plaintiff that the statute allowing parties to 19 proceed in forma pauperis does not include the right to obtain court documents without payment. 20 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. And granting an in forma pauperis application does not relieve the 21 applicant of the responsibility to pay the expenses of litigation not covered by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 22 Nevada Local Special Rule 1-6. The Court ordinarily cannot provide free copies even to indigent 23 plaintiffs proceeding in forma pauperis. See Jackson v. Philson, No. 3:20-cv-00009-GMN-CLB, 24 2020 WL 9888358, at *1 (D. Nev. Sept. 28, 2020). Because Plaintiff appears to have been under 25 the impression that he would receive free copies of documents, the Court finds that he has shown 26 good cause to extend the deadline to file an amended complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b). 27 However, the Court denies Plaintiff’s demand for free copies. 1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to extend time (ECF No. 22) is 2 granted in part and denied in part. It is granted in part only regarding Plaintiff’s request for an 3 extension of time to file his amended complaint. It is denied in all other respects. 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have until November 21, 2024 to file 5 an amended complaint. 6 7 DATED: October 22, 2024 8 DANIEL J. ALBREGTS 9 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27