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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

JAMES THOMAS RODGERS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2661 FCD JFM P

vs.

OFFICER HAMPTON,

Defendant. ORDER

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On June 9, 2005, plaintiff filed a letter. That document was not served on

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

be served on defendant. 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 defendant,

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 accurate copy of

the document was mailed to defendant’s attorney and the address to which it was mailed. See

Local Rule 5-135(b) and (c).

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Plaintiff is further informed that requests for court action must be made by motion

prepared in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of Court. 

The court will not make any orders based solely on the allegations in plaintiff’s letter.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s June 9, 2005 letter shall

be placed in the court record and disregarded. 

DATED: June 16, 2005.

12/kf

rodg2661.35 

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