(PC) Brookins v. Acosta

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BARRY L. BROOKINS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00401-JLT-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR COURTESY COPY 13 v. (Doc. No. 40) F. ACOSTA, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, Barry Brookins, a state prisoner is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his second amended complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. Nos. 6, 12). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion requesting a courtesy copy of his opposition to Defendant’s motion to amend his answer filed on November 2, 2022. (See Doc. No. 36).

21 The Court previously summarized the relevant Local Rules applicable to pro se cases in its First Informational Order in Prisoner/Civil Detainee Civil Rights Case filed March 29, 2019.

23 (See Doc. No. 2). Neither Plaintiff’s pro se status nor his prisoner status entitle him to receive complimentary copies. Blair v. CDCR, 2018 WL 1959532, at *6 n. 2 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2018).

25 Consistent with statute, the Court provides copies of the pleadings at $0.50 per page. See 28 26 U.S.C. § 1914. Checks in the exact amount are payable to “Clerk, USDC.” Plaintiff’s opposition is three pages. Thus, to the extent Plaintiff wants a copy of the requested document he should forward a check in the amount of $1.50 to the Clerk.

1 Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 2 Plaintiff's motion (Doc. No. 40) for a courtesy copy of his opposition to Defendant’s | motion to amend his answer filed on November 2, 2022 is DENIED. ° Dated: _ December 14, 2022 Coo. Zh. fare Hack 6 HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA 4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE