Rojas
(PC) Ruiz v. Rojas
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, 1:22-cv-01345-GSA-PC 11
Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING COMPLAINT, WITH 12
LEAVE TO AMEND
v. (ECF No. 1.) 13
ROJAS, DEADLINE TO FILE AMENDED
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COMPLAINT WRITTEN IN THE ENGLISH
Defendant. LANGUAGE: DECEMBER 21, 2022 15
16 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 Rogelio May Ruiz (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 19 with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed 20 the Complaint commencing this action. (ECF No. 1.) 21 II. COMPLAINT WRITTEN IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH 22 Plaintiff’s Complaint is improper because it is largely written in the Spanish language. 23 The court does not accept complaints or other case documents written in a language other than 24 English, and the court shall not respond using a language other than English. There are no 25 appropriated funds available to translate court documents from a foreign language to English or 26 vice versa. Spanish translations and interpreters are not required in civil cases…