Summary
This United States District Court order directs the clerk to serve the Second Amended Complaint on the defendants via waiver of service in a pro se civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The order outlines procedural requirements for the parties, including deadlines for returning waivers and filing answers or motions, as well as electronic and paper filing protocols. It also establishes guidelines for motion practice, specifically mandating Rand and Wyatt notices for pro se litigants facing motions to dismiss or for summary judgment.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the court should grant leave to file a typed complaint not on the court‑provided form.
Holdings
- The court grants the plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a typed complaint not on the court‑provided form and orders service of the complaint on the defendants.
Factual background
Richard Arthur Kirkham, a prisoner, filed a civil‑rights action against Whatcom County and several individual defendants. He proceeded pro se and sought to file a typed complaint that was not on the court‑provided form.
Procedural history
Plaintiff Richard Arthur Kirkham, pro se, filed a Second Amended Complaint in a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. The court reviewed the complaint and issued this order directing service and setting procedural requirements.