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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

JAMISI JERMAINE CALLOWAY,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

M. VEAL, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:08-cv-01896-LJO-GSA-PC

 

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR FREE 

COPIES

(Doc. 129.)

I. BACKGROUND

Jamisi Jermaine Calloway (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint

commencing this action on December 10, 2008. (Doc. 1.) This action now proceeds on the 

Third Amended Complaint filed on October 5, 2009, against defendants C/O Hayward and C/O 

Oaks, for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment.1(Doc. 20.)

On January 2, 2014, Plaintiff requested an order directing the Clerk to re-serve all of the

court’s orders which were served upon Plaintiff at his old address from October through 

December 2013. (Doc. 129.)

 

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On March 19, 2011, the Court found that Plaintiff stated cognizable Eighth Amendment claims against 

defendants Wang, Oaks, and Hayward, and dismissed all other claims and defendants from this action under Fed. 

R. Civ. P. 18(a). (Doc. 24.) On April 22, 2013, the Court granted defendant Wang’s motion for summary judgment 

and entered judgment in favor of defendant Wang. (Docs. 84, 85.)

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II. COPIES OF CASE DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of case 

documents to parties. The Clerk charges $.50 per page for copies of documents. See 28 U.S.C. 

' 1914(a). Copies of up to twenty pages may be made by the Clerk's Office at this Court upon 

written request and prepayment of the copy fees. The fact that the Court has granted leave for 

Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis does not entitled him to free copies of documents from 

the Court. Under 28 U.S.C. ' 2250, the Clerk is not required to furnish copies without cost to 

an indigent petitioner except by order of the judge. 

Plaintiff requests free copies of all of the court’s orders which were served upon him at 

his former address at Corcoran State Prison from October through December 2013. A review 

of the court record shows that five court orders were served upon Plaintiff at Corcoran State 

Prison from October through December 2013. (Docs. 114, 116, 121, 122, 123.) None of the 

five orders was returned to the court as undeliverable. (Court Record.) Moreover, Plaintiff 

responded appropriately to the orders, further demonstrating that Plaintiff received the court’s 

mail. Id. Therefore, the court finds no good cause to provide Plaintiff with free copies of the 

orders as requested, and Plaintiff’s request shall be denied.

To request copies at this juncture, Plaintiff must submit a request in writing to the 

Clerk, a large self-addressed envelope affixed with sufficient postage, and prepayment of copy 

costs to the Clerk. The five orders requested by Plaintiff consist of a total of nine pages. 

III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's request for free 

copies is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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