ELDRIDGE v. BLOCK

No. 86-5851.

832 F.2d 1132 (1987)

Edward G. ELDRIDGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sherman BLOCK, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1987.

As Amended December 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark B. Helm, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ladell H. Muhlestein, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, FERGUSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

I.

Appellant Edward Eldridge, a pro se plaintiff incarcerated in a Maryland prison, was ordered by a California court to file an amended complaint that complied with local rules of form. Eldridge filed a timely request for an extension of time in which to comply with the court order, since the Maryland jail's law library did not contain a copy of the local rules for the Central District of California. A magistrate denied his request...

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