Local Rule LCR 103: PRISONER COMPLAINTS UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 42 U.S.C. § 1983
W.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCR 103 PRISONER COMPLAINTS UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 42 U.S.C. § 1983
(a) Form of Complaint Complaints filed pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, by or on behalf of prisoners, shall be typewritten or legibly handwritten, and signed by each plaintiff unless presented by an attorney. Such complaints shall be on the forms supplied by the court or, if a plaintiff is represented by an attorney, must contain all of the information requested in the form.
(b) Forma Pauperis See LCR 3.
(c) Place of Filing See LCR 3(d).
(d) File Original Complaint; No Copies Required Plaintiff shall send to the clerk an original complaint form for filing; additional copies are not required. The complaint shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or an application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Fee Schedule and form templates are available on the court's website (www.wawd.uscourts.gov).