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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY JACKSON SEELEY,

Plaintiff, No. 2:04-cv-01800 DFL CMK (PC)

vs.

THERESA A. SCHWARTZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On June 14, 2005, plaintiff filed a “motion for leave for extension of time.” That

document was not served on defendants. Plaintiff is advised that every document submitted to

the court for consideration must be served on defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. Documents not to

be served electronically are usually served by placing a copy in the U.S. mail. If an attorney has

filed a document with the court on behalf of any defendants, then documents submitted by

plaintiff must be served on that attorney and not on the defendants. Every document submitted

conventionally to the court (e.g., by a prisoner proceeding pro se) must include a certificate

stating the date an accurate copy of the document was mailed to defendants or their attorney and

the address to which it was mailed. See Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s June 14, 2005 “motion

for leave for extension of time” is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to

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properly serve any documents subsequently filed in this action, and failure to include a proper

certificate of service with such filing, may result in a recommendation that this action be

dismissed.

DATED: June 22, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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