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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 

JAMES EDWARD TAYLOR, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-0005 DJC AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court are plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (ECF 

No. 47) and defendants’ bill of costs (ECF No. 45). 

 Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel to assist him at trial. However, this action was 

dismissed on October 23, 2024 (ECF No. 43) and the motion to appoint counsel will therefore be 

denied. 

 With respect to defendant’s bill of costs, defendant was ordered to re-serve the bill of 

costs after plaintiff filed a notice of change of address (ECF No. 50), which they proceeded to do 

(ECF No. 51). Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the bill of costs. Although the order 

directing re-service of the bill of costs has been returned by the postal service, and both the return 

notice and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations inmate locator website 

indicate that plaintiff is no longer in custody, service on a party’s address of record is fully 

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effective. See L.R. 182(f). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Defendant’s bill of costs (ECF No. 45) is APPROVED and the Clerk of the Court is 

directed to tax costs against plaintiff in the amount of $1737.62; and

2. Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 47) is DENIED.

DATED: January 10, 2025 

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