Opinion
2:23-cv-1734 DB P
08-24-2023
JIMMY LEE HUNTER, JR., Plaintiff, v. J. LOPEZ, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DEBORAH BARNES, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He filed the complaint and initiated this action on August 16, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). However, plaintiff did not sign his complaint. (See ECF No. 1 at 6.)
The court cannot consider unsigned filings and the complaint shall be stricken from the record for that reason. Fed.R.Civ.P. 11; E.D. Cal. R. 131. Plaintiff has thirty days to file a signed complaint.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's complaint (ECF No. 1) is stricken because it is unsigned;
2. Within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a signed complaint that complies with the pleading and legal standards set out above;
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a copy of the civil rights complaint form; and
4. Plaintiff is warned that his failure to comply with this order could result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.