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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEWART MANAGO,

Plaintiff,

v.

BRAD WILLIAMS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:07-cv-02290 TLN KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding in forma pauperis and through appointed counsel,

in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 24, 2015, plaintiff moved 

for sanctions against defendants based on the California Department of Corrections’ (“CDCR’s”)

alleged failure to send $350.00 to the court in order to satisfy the filing fee in this matter. The 

$350.00 was allegedly provided to CDCR in the form of a money order by an attorney named 

Emily Maloney. (See ECF No. 328.)

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 requires that “[e]very pleading, written motion, and 

other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s name – or by a 

party personally if the party is unrepresented.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Neither of plaintiff’s 

appointed counsel has signed the motion in question. Rule 11 further provides that “[t]he court 

must strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected after being called to the 

attorney’s or party’s attention.” Id. See also Bus. Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Commc’ns Enters.,

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Inc., 498 U.S. 544, 543 (1991) (“[W]here a required signature is missing and the omission is not 

corrected promptly, the document will be stricken.”). Accordingly, the motion for sanctions will

be stricken in its entirety unless plaintiff’s counsel promptly resubmits the motion with a 

signature. Plaintiff is nevertheless advised that the motion appears meritless, and is likely to be 

denied even if resubmitted with counsel’s signature.

Plaintiff has been warned on numerous occasions that he should “cease filing any 

documents in this case unless expressly directed by this court.” (ECF No. 302 at 2.) Plaintiff has 

been unwilling to heed these warnings, and continues to bombard the court with frivolous and 

unnecessary filings that drain scant time and resources. It has therefore become necessary for the 

court to order that if plaintiff makes even a single additional filing of any type in this action of his 

own accord, rather than proceeding through his appointed counsel, an order to show cause will 

immediately issue regarding why this action should not be dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff is 

further informed that, in determining whether cause has been shown, the court will disregard any 

argument that plaintiff was unable to comply with this order due to his mental health status, as 

plaintiff has proven himself entirely capable of complying with numerous other court orders 

during the course of this action.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s counsel is granted three days’ leave to resubmit plaintiff’s motion for 

sanctions with counsel’s signature. In the absence of such a refiling, the motion for 

sanctions (ECF No. 328) will be stricken in its entirety for failure to comply with 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.

2. If plaintiff makes a single additional filing with the court in this action, whether in the 

form of a letter, a motion, a request for status, or any other document, of his own 

accord, rather than through appointed counsel, the court will immediately issue an 

order to show cause as to why this action should not be dismissed with prejudice under 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to comply with a court order.

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on plaintiff by mail at 

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his last known address.

Dated: September 8, 2015

/mana2290.deny.2nd

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