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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Defendant Vo. The Court will address the service issue concerning Lawhorn in a separate order.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEITH BLACKWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00856-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR LACK OF

SIGNATURE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY

WITH LOCAL RULE 56-260(A)

(Doc. 110)

Plaintiff Keith Blackwell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on

Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, filed July 5, 2007, against Defendants Vo, Escobara,

Pennywell, McGrew, and Lawhorn under section 1983 for acting with deliberate indifference to

Plaintiff’s serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Defendants Escobara,

Pennywell, and McGrew waived service and filed an answer on September 9, 2008. On October

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Plaintiff failed to sign his motion. The Court cannot consider any filing that is unsigned.

Local Rule 7-131; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Further, Plaintiff’s motion does not comply with Local

Rule 56-260(a), which provides that “[e]ach motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication

shall be accompanied by a ‘Statement of Undisputed Facts’ that shall enumerate discretely each of

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the specific material facts relied upon in support of the motion and cite the particular portions of any

pleading, affidavit, deposition, interrogatory answer, admission or other document relied upon to

establish that fact.” 

For these reasons, Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is HEREBY STRICKEN from

the record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 7, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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