(PC) Suarez v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE ALFREDO SUAREZ, No. 1:22-cv-00160-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

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v. GOVERNMENT EXPENSE O. VALLADOLID, et al., (ECF No. 162) Defendants. 16 Following a jury trial in this matter pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, judgment was entered in favor of Defendants on August 14, 2024. Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal on August 26, 2024. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for a copy of the transcript at government expense, filed August 26, 2024. (ECF No. 162.) Plaintiff requests a copy of the transcript “for purposes of preparing his appeal.” (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff’s request must also be denied because the use of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is only proper when authorized by Congress. United States v. MacCollom, 426 U.S. 317, 321 (1976); see also Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210, 211-12 (9th Cir. 1989) (citing Macollom). …