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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMANDO VILLAREAL HEREDIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LAWRENCE, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00717-MJS (PC)

ORDER ON DOCKET CORRECTION 

REFLECTING NAME CHANGE

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

COPIES OF LOCAL RULES, RULES 

CIVIL PROCEDURE, AND RULES OF 

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

(ECF No. 5)

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint is pending screening by 

the Court. (ECF No. 1.) 

On June 1, 2017, Plaintiff filed a notice with Court requesting that the Court correct 

his name from “Armando Heredia Villareal” (the name entered into the electronic filing 

system by the Clerk) to “Amando Villareal Heredia” (Plaintiff’s actual name). (ECF No. 5) 

Per Plaintiff’s request, the correction has been made and is reflected on the case docket.

Plaintiff also requests the Court send him copies of the Local Rules, the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Court is not 

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obligated to provide free copies of documents to litigants, and 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. Marrero v. Rose, No. 1:10-CV-00509-LJO, 2013 WL 

1314044, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 1, 2013); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2250 (articulating when an 

indigent litigant is entitled to copies without cost.) Plaintiff’s request for copies of the 

above-listed documents is thus DENIED. Plaintiff is advised to seek the assistance of his 

prison law librarian should he wish to refer to these and other rules, regulations, and 

statutes.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 2, 2017 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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