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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Juan Victor Munoz, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

United States, 

Respondent. 

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No. CV-12-2240-PHX-FJM

 CR-09-0784-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it petitioner’s motion for copies of documents filed on the docket

in this closed case (doc. 23). Petitioner says that he has lost his original copies and asks the

court for duplicate copies at no charge given his pro se status. 

An inmate has no right to free copies. 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “does not give a litigant a

right to have documents copied and returned to him at government expense.” In re Richard,

914 F.2d 1526, 1527 (6th Cir. 1990). Further, the Ninth Circuit has rejected any

constitutional right to unlimited free photocopying. Johnson v. Moore, 926 F.2d 921, 923

(9th Cir. 1991) superceded on other grounds, 948 F.2d 517 (9th Cir. 1991). 

The Clerk of Court charges 50 cents per page for reproducing any record or paper.

See Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees ¶ 4, foll. 28 U.S.C. § 1914. Petitioner may obtain

copies of documents filed in this case by submitting a written request to the Clerk of Court

accompanied by payment of the 50 cents per page copy fee. 

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IT IS ORDERED DENYING petitioner’s motion for copies (doc. 23). 

DATED this 15th day of August, 2014.

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