Local Rule Civil Rule 8.1: Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983)

Civil Rule 8.1 Civil Rule 8.2 Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) a. Complaint by Prisoners. Complaints by prisoners under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, must be legibly written or typewritten on forms supplied by the Court and signed by the plaintiff complainant. The forms must be completed in accordance with the instructions provided with the forms. The complaint must contain a short and plain statement of the claim and each averment must be simple, concise, and direct. Additional pages not to exceed fifteen (15) in number may be included with the Court approved form complaint, provided the form is completely filled in to the extent applicable in the particular case. The Court approved form and any additional pages submitted must be written or typed on only one side of a page and the writing or typewriting must be no smaller in size than standard elite type. Absent Court order, the Clerk must not refuse to file a paper solely because it is not in the form prescribed by these rules or by a local rule or practice. b. Forma Pauperis. All actions sought to be filed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 must comply with Civil Local Rule 3.2.