Opinion
Criminal Action No. 09-cr-00348-PAB.
August 10, 2010
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the document filed by defendant on August 5, 2010 [Docket No. 77]. The document contains a request for the Court to place the defendant in protective custody. The Court will therefore construe the document as a motion addressed to the Court.
When a defendant is represented by counsel, this court will not accept pro se filings from that defendant. See United States v. Nichols, 374 F.3d 959, 964, n. 2 (10th Cir. 2004) (citing United States v. Guadalupe, 979 F.2d 790, 795 (10th Cir. 1992)), reviewed on other grounds, 543 U.S. 1113 (2005). In this case, the defendant is represented by counsel. As a result, defendant's pleading is improper. Therefore, it is
ORDERED that Docket No. 77, to the extent it is a motion for defendant to be placed in protective custody, is STRICKEN.