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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

EDWIN VALENCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

L. MACHADO, et al.,

 Defendants.

No. 1:24-cv-00569-SAB (PC)

ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED 

COMPLAINT FROM THE RECORD

(ECF No. 1)

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

Plaintiff filed the instant complaint on May 13, 2024. However, Plaintiff’s complaint is 

not signed under penalty of perjury as required by the federal rules of civil procedure and local 

rules of this Court. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires every pleading to be 

signed by at least one attorney of record or by the filing party personally if the party is 

unrepresented. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Additionally, Local Rule 131(b) provides: “All pleadings 

and non-evidentiary documents shall be signed by the individual attorney for the party presenting 

them, or by the party involved if that party is appearing in propria persona.” Local Rule 131(b). 

Because the complaint is not signed by Plaintiff, the Court must strike it from the record. Fed. R. 

Civ. 11(a). 

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Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s complaint filed on May 13, 2024 (ECF No. 1), is STRICKEN from the 

record for lack of signature; 

2. The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a blank amended prisoner civil rights 

complaint form; 

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file a 

new complaint which includes Plaintiff’s original signature under penalty of perjury 

and is complete in itself without reference to any prior pleading (Local Rule 220); 

and 

4. The failure to file a signed complaint will result in a recommendation for dismissal 

of the action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 14, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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