Opinion
Case No. 3:08cv415/RV/EMT.
December 3, 2008
ORDER
Plaintiff's "AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL," received by the clerk of the court on December 1, 2008, was referred to the undersigned with the following deficiencies:
The document is not in proper form. A request for a court order shall be by motion. Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b). The title of the motion shall include a clear, concise and specific description of the motion and the filing party. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b)(2), 10(a); N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 5.1(B)(2). The body of the motion shall state with particularity the grounds for the request and shall set forth the relief or order sought. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b).
The document does not contain Plaintiff's original signature. An original signature must be affixed to any document filed in paper form. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(a); N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 5.1(B)(5).
The first page of the document does not have a bottom margin of at least two (2) inches as required by Rule 5.1(B)(3) of the Local Rules of the Northern District of Florida. Each subsequent page must have a margin of approximately one and one-fourth (1 1/4) inch.
For these reasons, it is ORDERED that:
The submitted hard copy of the document shall be returned to Plaintiff by the Clerk without electronic filing. It may be resubmitted after the above-noted deficiencies are corrected.DONE AND ORDERED.