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Parties Involved:
Tony Cobos
Petitioner
Mendoza-Powers
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TONY COBOS,

Petitioner,

v.

MENDOZA-POWERS, Warden,

Respondent.

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1:07-CV-00072 AWI DLB HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS

[Doc. 10]

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for a copy of the trial and reporter’s

transcripts. 

The clerk does not ordinarily provide free copies of documents to parties. The clerk

charges $.50 per page for copies of documents, plus $9.00 per document for certification. See

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Copies up to 20 pages may be made by the clerk's office at this court upon

request and prepayment of the copy fees.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 2250, the clerk is not required to furnish copies without cost to an

indigent petitioner except by order of the judge. In this action, the judge has not issued an order

directing the clerk to provide copies to Petitioner. Therefore, Petitioner is not entitled to free

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copies at this time. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's motion for a free

copy of the transcripts is DENIED.

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 31, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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