Fowler
(PC) Choate v. Fowler
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGE G. CHOATE, 1:19-cv-00473-LJO-SKO (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF
COURT TO SEND PLAINTIFF FIRST
v. INFORMATIONAL ORDER
KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., (Docs. 3, 13) Defendants.
On November 20, 2019, Plaintiff George G. Choate filed a letter with the Court. (Doc. 13.) In the letter, Plaintiff asks how to obtain a lawyer, among other questions, and states that he lost the “response paperwork that was sent to [him] after [he] filed the lawsuit.” (Id.) As an initial matter, the Court generally disregards or strikes letters to the Court. (See Doc. 3 at 2.) If Plaintiff seeks an order from the Court, he must file a motion, not a letter. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b). In addition, the Court cannot provide legal advice to a party. Hastings v. Gipson, No. 1:14-cv-01271-LJO-EPG (HC), 2016 WL 4943976, at *2 (E.D. Cal. 2016). To the extent that Plaintiff seeks legal advice or materials, the Court DENIES the request.…