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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUEBEN ROBERTS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-2309 FCD JFM P

vs.

THOMAS L. CAREY, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On April 27, 2005, plaintiff filed a letter, “notice of related cases,” “motion for an

extension,” exhibits and “request for appointment of counsel and declaration of indigency and

awards of attorneys’ fees.” Those documents were not served on defendants. 

Plaintiff is advised that every document submitted to the court for consideration

must be served on defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. Plaintiff is required to serve all documents in

this action conventionally in accordance with the relevant provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 5. See

Local Rule 5-135(b). Since an attorney has filed a document with the court on behalf of

defendants, documents submitted by plaintiff must be served on that attorney and not on the

defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(1). Conventional service is usually accomplished by mailing a

copy of the document to the attorney’s address of record. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(B). 

Plaintiff must include with every document filed in this action a certificate stating the date an

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accurate copy of the document was mailed to defendants’ attorney and the address to which it

was mailed. See Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s April 27, 2005 letter,

“notice of related cases,” “motion for an extension,” exhibits and “request for appointment of

counsel and declaration of indigency and awards of attorneys’ fees” are denied without prejudice. 

Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to properly serve any documents subsequently filed in this

action, and failure to include a proper certificate of service with such filing, may result in a

recommendation that this action be dismissed.

DATED: May 6, 2005.

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robe2309.35 

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