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denying pro se's request that he be excused from paying copying costs; holding in forma pauperis status "does not shift the entire financial burden of litigation either to the Court or to the opposing parties" and the costs of obtaining copies of requested documents must remain with the party making the request
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9:04-CV-1249.
March 29, 2007
JOSE ORRACA Plaintiff, Pro Se Southport Correctional Facility Pine City, NY.
MAYNARD, O'CONNOR, SMITH CATALINOTTO, LLP MICHAEL T. SNYDER, ESQ. AARON M. BALDWIN, ESQ. Attorneys for Defendant Albany, New York.
ORDER
Plaintiff, Jose Orraca, brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In a Report Recommendation dated January 25, 2007, the Honorable David R. Homer, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that the defendant Dr. Lee's motion for summary judgment be granted and the case be terminated. Objections to the Report Recommendation have been filed by the parties.
Based upon a de novo review of the portions of the Report-Recommendation to which the parties have objected, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted. See 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1).
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that
1. The defendant's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED; and
2. The complaint is DISMISSED.
The Clerk shall file judgment accordingly.
IT IS SO ORDERED.