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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL ALLEN YOCOM,

Petitioner,

v.

KATHLEEN ALLISON,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00187-NONE-HBK

ORDER STRIKING LETTER FROM 

RECORD

(Doc. No. 48)

Petitioner Michael Allen Yocom, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a 

petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). On December 4, 2020, 

petitioner addressed a letter to the Clerk of Court. (Doc. No. 48). Under the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules, all requests for a court order must be made by 

motion and served on all parties to the action. See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5(a)(1)(D), 

7(b)(1); Local Rule 135(d). Accordingly, Petitioner’s letter to the Clerk was improperly filed. 

Accordingly, the Clerk of Court shall STRIKE from the letter (Doc. No. 48) from the 

docket. 

Dated: August 9, 2021 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:21-cv-00187-JLT-HBK Document 49 Filed 08/09/21 Page 1 of 1