Salcedo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRIS MILLER, Case No. 1:25-cv-01307-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED

COMPLAINT

v.

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO PROVIDE

I. SALCEDO, COPY OF UNSIGNED COMPLAINT TO

PLAINTIFF FOR SIGNING AND REFILINIG

Defendant. 30-DAY DEADLINE

17 Plaintiff Chris Miller, a prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint on October 3, 2025. (Doc. No. 1, Complaint). Upon review, the Court finds the Complaint facially deficient because it is not signed by Plaintiff under penalty of perjury. (See Doc. No. 1 at 6). Rule 11 requires all pleadings, written motions, and other papers be signed by at least one attorney of record or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); see also E.D. Ca. Local Rule 131(b). Because the Court cannot consider unsigned filings, the Complaint must be stricken. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); L.R. 131(b). L.R. 131(b). See, e.g., West v. Hulbert,…