(PC) Talamantes v. Merced County Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JEFFREY TALAMANTES, 1:20-cv-01643-DAD-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR COURT TO PROVIDE
vs. INFORMATION (ECF No. 8.) MERCED COUNTY JAIL, et al.,
Defendants.
18 19 Jeffrey Talamantes (“Plaintiff”) is a jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 26, 2021, Plaintiff filed a request for the court to inform him about his rights to protect himself, how to obtain copies from the Merced County Jail, and how to obtain witness statements. Plaintiff is advised that it is not the court’s duty to act as Plaintiff’s counsel or paralegal in these matters. Martinez v. Court of Appeal of Cal., Fourth Appellate Dist., 528 U.S. 152, 162, 120 S.Ct. 684, 145 L.Ed.2d 597 (2000) (“[T]he trial judge is under no duty to provide personal instruction on courtroom procedure or to perform any legal ‘chores’ for the defendant 28…