Farnsworth v. Johnson, 17-10966. (2019)
Court: District Court, E.D. Michigan
Number: infdco20190927c96
Visitors: 28
Filed: Sep. 26, 2019
Latest Update: Sep. 26, 2019
Summary: ORDER R. STEVEN WHALEN , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Brandon Farnsworth has filed a motion for an order requiring the Macomb Correctional Facility, a Michigan Department of Corrections ("MDOC") institution, to make copies of MDOC Policies, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other documents, so that he can "be able to use these materials for my discovery and/or summary judgment." [ECF No. 34]. Even when a plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. 19
Summary: ORDER R. STEVEN WHALEN , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Brandon Farnsworth has filed a motion for an order requiring the Macomb Correctional Facility, a Michigan Department of Corrections ("MDOC") institution, to make copies of MDOC Policies, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other documents, so that he can "be able to use these materials for my discovery and/or summary judgment." [ECF No. 34]. Even when a plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. 191..
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ORDER
R. STEVEN WHALEN, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Brandon Farnsworth has filed a motion for an order requiring the Macomb Correctional Facility, a Michigan Department of Corrections ("MDOC") institution, to make copies of MDOC Policies, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other documents, so that he can "be able to use these materials for my discovery and/or summary judgment." [ECF No. 34].
Even when a plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the Court has no authority to finance or order the payment of litigation expenses. See Coates v. Kafczynski, 2006 WL 416244, *2-3 (W.D. Mich. 2006); Edkins v. United States, No. 15-10615, 2015 WL 13036673, *1 (E.D. Mich. 2015). Nor can the Court order a non-party, such as the MDOC, to pay for Plaintiff's copying costs.
Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion [ECF No. 34] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
