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Tillotson v. McCeary

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Apr 8, 2010
Civil Case No. 10-cv-00483-REB-BNB (D. Colo. Apr. 8, 2010)

Opinion

Civil Case No. 10-cv-00483-REB-BNB.

April 8, 2010


ORDER


This matter is before me on the plaintiff's letter [Doc. #10, filed 03/30/2010] (the "Letter").

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a request for a court order must "state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order" and must "state the relief sought." Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b)(1)(B) and (C). The Letter is incomprehensible and fails to specify either any grounds for relief or the precise nature of the relief sought.

In addition, "a request for a court order must be made by motion." Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b)(1). "The rules governing captions and other matters of form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers." Fed.R.Civ.P. 7(b)(2). The plaintiff improperly submitted his request in the form of a letter, not in the form of a motion, as required. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that any relief sought in the Letter is incomprehensible and is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the future, all requests for a court order shall comply with Rule 7.


Summaries of

Tillotson v. McCeary

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Apr 8, 2010
Civil Case No. 10-cv-00483-REB-BNB (D. Colo. Apr. 8, 2010)
Case details for

Tillotson v. McCeary

Case Details

Full title:CHRIS TILLOTSON, Plaintiff, v. SGT. T. J. McCEARY, Sheridan Police…

Court:United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Apr 8, 2010

Citations

Civil Case No. 10-cv-00483-REB-BNB (D. Colo. Apr. 8, 2010)