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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASIMI JERMAINE CALLOWAY, 1:08-cv-01896-LJO-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

FREE COPIES

vs. (Doc. 69.)

 

WARDEN M. VEAL, et al., ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE

TO FILE OPPOSITION WITHOUT

Defendants. PROOF OF SERVICE

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Jasimi Jermaine Calloway (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on

December 10, 2008. (Doc. 1.) This action now proceeds on the Third Amended Complaint filed on

October 5, 2009, on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims, against defendant Dr. Wang for deliberate

indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs, and against defendants C/O Hayward and C/O Oaks

for use of excessive force. (Doc. 20.) Plaintiff is presently incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison 1

(“KVSP”) in Delano, California. On May 18, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for the court to provide

him with copies of his opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and to serve copies

of the opposition on Defendants and Plaintiff. (Doc. 69.) 

On March 17, 2011, the Court dismissed all other claims and defendants from this action, under Rule 18(a) or for

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Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim. (Doc. 24.)

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Plaintiff asserts that he needs copies of his opposition from the Court because the copy

machine at KVSP’s law library does not make legible copies, and the prison has not replaced the

broken machine for over four months. Plaintiff requests that the court assist him with service by

serving a copy of his opposition on Defendants, and he also requests a copy for his own records. 

Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of case documents

to parties. The Clerk does not ordinarily return a conformed copy of a document submitted for filing

unless the sender submits two copies of the document and a large enough self-addressed envelope

with sufficient postage to mail back a conformed copy. The Clerk charges $.50 per page for copies

of documents. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk's

Office at this Court upon written request and prepayment of the copy fees. The fact that the Court 2

has granted leave for Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis does not entitled him to free copies of

documents from the Court. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies

without cost to an indigent petitioner except by order of the judge. Plaintiff’s request for free copies

shall be denied.

However, to enable Plaintiff to file and serve his opposition, Plaintiff shall be granted leave,

in this one instance and for this limited purpose, to submit his opposition to the Court without a

proof of service. Upon receipt of Plaintiff's opposition, the Court shall electronically serve a copy of

the opposition upon the Defendants. Such service upon Defendants shall suffice. L. R. 135(g)(1);

Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E). Plaintiff should send his opposition to the Court for filing before the

deadline established in the Court’s May 17, 2012 order. After the opposition is filed, Plaintiff can

then submit a request for a copy in writing to the Clerk, a large self-addressed envelope affixed with

sufficient postage, and prepayment of copy costs to the Clerk.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's motion for the Clerk to provide him with free copies is DENIED; and

For larger copy orders, contact Attorney’s Diversified Service (ADS) by writing to them at 741 N. Fulton

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Street, Fresno, CA 93728, by phoning 1-800/842-2695, by Faxing a request to 559/486-4119, or by leaving a voice

mail at 559/259-8544.

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2. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave, in this one instance and for this limited purpose, to

submit his opposition to Defendants' motion for summary judgment to the Court for

filing without a proof of service.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 21, 2012 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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