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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 

PETER JON ELLIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

EL DORADO COUNTY JAIL, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:20-cv-0086 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 A review of plaintiff’s complaint indicates that it is neither signed nor dated. See ECF 

No. 1 at 6. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules require that 

every pleading, motion, or other paper filed in this court be signed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); 

L.R. 131(b). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff a copy of this court’s Civil Rights Complaint 

By A Prisoner form; and 

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 2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a first amended 

complaint with this court. The amended complaint shall be signed and dated by plaintiff. 

DATED: January 16, 2020 

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