Legal Opinion
Edward G. Eldridge v. Sherman Block
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1987No. 86-5851PublishedCited by 938 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
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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. The district court for the Central District of California then dismissed El-dridge’s section 1983 action. Eldridge filed this appeal from…
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