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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Billy Coy Cochran is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983. 

On October 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion for a copy of the case files. Plaintiff requests that 

the Clerk of Court send Plaintiff a complete copy of the case file, the appeals coordinator at California 

Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility send him a copy of all grievances from June 1, 2013, to the 

present, Defendant send him a copy of all documents exchanged between the two of them, and prison 

officials return his legal property. 

Plaintiff is advised that the Court does not provide free copies of case documents to parties. 

The Clerk of Court 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 Office at this Court upon written request and 

prepayment of the copy fees. The fact that the Court has granted leave for Plaintiff to proceed in 

forma pauperis does not entitle him to free copies of documents from the Court. Under 28 U.S.C. § 

BILLY COY COCHRAN,

 Plaintiff,

v.

E. AGUIRRE,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-01092-AWI-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR COPY OF CASE FILES AND OTHER 

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

[ECF No. 59]

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2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without costs to an indigent plaintiff except by order 

of the judge. Plaintiff is obligated to make and keep a copy of every document submitted to the Court 

or exchanged between the parties. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for a copy of the case file and other 

legal documents is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 13, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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