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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY J. BRYANT,

Plaintiff,

v.

SELECT SERVICES PORTFOLIO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-1642-LJO-SAB

ORDER STRIKING FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

(ECF No. 10)

Plaintiff Mary Bryant, proceeding pro se, filed this action on October 31, 2016. (ECF 

No. 1.) On December 19, 2016, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint that was stricken from 

the record because it was not signed. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) On January 9, 2017, Plaintiff filed an 

amended complaint. (ECF No. 10.) 

Again, Plaintiff did not sign her first amended complaint. The Federal Rules require that 

every pleading must be signed by at least one attorney of record or by the party personally if the 

party is unrepresented. Fedl. R. Civ. P. 11(a); see also Local Rule 131(b) (in relevant part, all 

pleadings must be signed by the party involved if that party is appearing in propria persona). 

The Court must strike any unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 11(a). Unsigned documents cannot be considered by the Court, and Plaintiff’s complaint 

shall be stricken from the record on that ground. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); Local Rule 131(b). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s unsigned first amended 

complaint, filed December January 9, 2017, is STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 12, 2017 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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