(PC) Ramirez v. KGET Channel 17 News

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NIKO J. RAMIREZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00737-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING UNSIGNED COMPLAINT

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KGET CHANNEL 17 NEWS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Niko Ramirez, a prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint on May 12, 2023. (Doc. No. 1, Complaint). Upon review, the Court notes the Complaint is unsigned. (Doc. 1 at 8). 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, 2016 WL 2854416, at *1 (E.D. Cal. May 16, 2016); Anderson v. Krpan, 2015 WL 402086, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 29, 2015). Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. The Clerk shall STRIKE Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. No. 1) from the docket. 2. Within thirty (30) days of the date on this Order, Plaintiff shall file a complaint that is signed under penalty of perjury. 3. The…