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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL LENIOR SMITH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:18-cv-2942 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983, has filed a request for the court to serve defendants with a copy of his objections to the 

September 28, 2022 order denying his motion to compel. The motion is based on plaintiff’s 

inability to obtain copies due to a COVID related shut down of his unit. ECF No. 67. Because 

defendants are represented by counsel, who is required to consent to electronic service, plaintiff is 

not required to serve a separate paper copy of his filings on defendants. See L.R. 135(a), (g). 

Service on defendants is considered complete at the time counsel receives the Notice of 

Electronic Filing that is automatically generated by CM/ECF at the time the Clerk of the Court 

files plaintiff’s documents with the system. L.R. 135(a). 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion requesting service of his 

objections (ECF No. 67) is DENIED as moot. 

DATED: October 17, 2022 

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