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Parties Involved:
Sergio Alvarez
Plaintiff
Morris Shea Bridge Company
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SERGIO ALVAREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

MORRIS SHEA BRIDGE COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00723-JLT-BAM

INFORMATIONAL ORDER FOR SERVICE 

BY CLERK OF COURT

Plaintiff Sergio Alvarez is proceeding pro se in this action against Defendant Morris-Shea 

Bridge Company, Inc. The Court therefore provides the following information relevant to pro se

litigants. In litigating this action, the parties must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

(F.R.C.P.) and the Local Rules of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California 

(Local Rules). FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL RULES, FEDERAL RULES

OR A COURT ORDER, INCLUDING THIS ORDER, WILL BE GROUNDS FOR 

DISMISSAL OR OTHER APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(b).

1. Documents intended to be filed with the Court must be mailed to the Clerk of the 

Court. See Local Rule 134(a). All documents improperly mailed to a judge’s chambers will 

be stricken from the record. A document requesting a Court order must be styled as a motion. 

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.

2. Each document submitted for filing must include the original signature of the 

filing party or parties. Local Rule 131; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). All documents submitted without 

the required signature(s) will be stricken.1 Each separate document must be separately stapled. 

See Local Rule 130. If a document is stapled behind another document, it will not be filed and 

will not be entered on this Court’s docket.

3. All documents filed with the Court must be submitted with an additional legible 

conformed copy for the Court’s use. See Local Rule 133(d)(2). A document submitted without 

an extra copy for the Court’s use will be stricken. If the filing party wishes the Court to return 

a file-stamped copy, he or she must include an additional copy for that purpose (i.e., submit an 

original and two copies, one for the Court’s use and one to be returned). The Court cannot 

provide copy or mailing service for a party. Therefore, if the filing party wishes a file-stamped 

copy returned, the party must also provide an envelope with adequate postage pre-paid. Copies of 

documents from the Court file may be obtained at the cost of 50 cents per page.

4. After any defendants have appeared in an action by filing a pleading responsive to 

the complaint (i.e., an answer or a motion to dismiss), all documents filed with the Court must 

include a certificate of service stating that a copy of the document was served on the opposing 

party. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5; Local Rule 135(c). A document submitted without the required 

proof of service will be stricken. Where a party is represented, service on the party’s attorney of 

record constitutes effective service. A sample of a proper proof of service is attached hereto.

5. All filings must bear the file number assigned to the action, followed by the initials 

of the District Court Judge and the Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. 

6. The Court cannot serve as a repository for the parties’ evidence. The parties may 

not file evidence with the Court until the course of litigation brings the evidence into question (for 

example, on a motion for summary judgment, at trial, or when requested by the Court). Evidence 

improperly submitted to the Court will be stricken and returned to the party.

7. All Court deadlines will be strictly enforced. Requests for time extensions must 

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state the reason the extension is needed and must be filed with the Court before the deadline in 

question. See Local Rule 144.

8. An individual proceeding in propria persona has an affirmative duty to keep the 

Court and opposing parties informed of his or her current address. If an individual appearing in 

propria persona moves and fails to file a notice of change of address, service of Court orders at 

the individual’s prior address shall constitute effective notice. See Local Rule 182(f). If mail 

directed to the individual is returned by the U.S. Postal Service as undeliverable, the Court will 

not attempt to re-mail it. 

9. Due to the press of business, the Court cannot respond to individual requests for 

the status of cases. Any such requests will be denied. So long as the parties inform the Court of 

any address changes in compliance with Local Rule 183(b), the Court will notify the parties of 

any Court action taken in their case. 

10. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, 

motions concerning discovery, motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7, 11, 12, 15, 41, 55, 56, 59 

and 60, and motions pursuant to Local Rule 110 shall be briefed pursuant to Local Rule 230. 

Failure to oppose such a motion timely may be deemed a waiver of opposition to the motion. 

11. A motion supported by affidavits or declarations that are unsigned will be stricken.

12. The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, or the Local Rules of Court, may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but 

not limited to, dismissal of the action or entry of default.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 18, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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