Johnson v. State of Florida Department of Corrections

Full title: VICTOR L. JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al

Court: United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Panama City Division

Date published: Dec 16, 2008

Case No. 5:08cv324/RS/EMT (N.D. Fla. Dec. 16, 2008)

Opinion

Case No. 5:08cv324/RS/EMT.

December 16, 2008

ORDER

ELIZABETH TIMOTHY, Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff's document titled "MALPRACTICE" with attachments, received by the clerk of court on December 12, 2008, was referred to the undersigned with the following deficiency:

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). For example, if Plaintiff desires additional time to comply with a court order, he should file a Motion for Extension of Time, including the basis for his request and the amount of additional time sought.

For this reason, it is ORDERED that:

The submitted hard copy of the document and attachments shall be returned to Plaintiff by the Clerk without electronic filing. It may be resubmitted after the above-noted deficiency is corrected.

DONE AND ORDERED.