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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Jonathan Kirkelie is a prisoner in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons 

(“BOP”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 

Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). 

On May 27, 2015, the Court issued an order striking Plaintiff’s original complaint, filed on 

May 15, 2015, for lack of Plaintiff’s signature as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a) 

and Local Rule 131. (ECF No. 5.) The Court directed Plaintiff to file a signed complaint within thirty 

days from the date of service of that order. (Id.) 

After Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court’s May 27, 2015, order, Plaintiff was ordered to 

show cause why the action should not be dismissed. (ECF No. 9.) Plaintiff filed a response to the 

order to show cause on July 28, 2015. (ECF No. 10.) 

JONATHAN KIRKELIE,

 Plaintiff,

v.

C.O. THISSELL, et al.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-00735-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO SUBMIT SIGNED AND COMPLETE 

COMPLAINT, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO SEND PLAINTIFF A COURTESY COPY OF 

THE COMPLAINT, FILED MAY 15, 2015, AND 

DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO SEND 

PLAINTIFF A BLANK BIVENS COMPLAINT

FORM

[ECF Nos. 1, 13]

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On August 6, 2015, the Court discharged the order to show cause and granted Plaintiff thirty 

days to file a complete complaint. (ECF No. 11.) 

Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to submit the 

complaint. Plaintiff also requests the Court send a copy of the original complaint, filed May 15, 2015. 

(ECF No. 13.) 

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

the 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 entitle 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 plaintiff except by order of 

the judge. Plaintiff’s original complaint is five pages long, at this juncture, Plaintiff would ordinarily 

be required to submit a request in writing to the Clerk, together with a sufficiently large self-addressed 

envelope affixed with sufficient postage, and prepayment of copy costs to the Clerk. However, in 

light of the fact that Plaintiff submits he has been recently transferred to a new prison and some of his 

legal materials have been displaced or are still in transit, the Court will make a one-time exception and 

provide Plaintiff with a free copy of his original complaint, filed May 15, 2015. Furthermore, on the 

basis of good cause, the Court will grant Plaintiff thirty days from the date of service of this order to 

file a complaint pursuant to the Court’s May 27, 2015, order.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a courtesy copy of the original complaint, filed 

May 15, 2015; 

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2. The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a blank Biven complaint form; and

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

complaint pursuant to the Court’s May 27, 2015, order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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