Opinion
3:23-CV-5102-TL-DWC
03-14-2023
NGHIA NGUYEN, Plaintiff, v. NANCY FERNELIUS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO CORRECT DEFICIENCY
DAVID W. CHRISTEL, CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The District Court referred this action to United States Magistrate Judge David W. Christel. Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed a complaint alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Attached to the complaint is an unsigned and undated motion for appointment of counsel. Dkt. 1-2
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11, “[e]very pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed by . . . a party personally if the party is unrepresented.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(a). Rule 11 also directs that the court must strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected. Id.
The Court therefore ORDERS as follows: If plaintiff seeks to have the Court consider his motion for counsel, he shall file a signed and dated motion on or before April 7, 2023. If plaintiff fails to do, the Clerk is directed to strike plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel (Dkt. 1-2).