Johnson v. Ramsey County ADC

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Eugene Laron Johnson, Civ. No. 22-494 (ECT/BRT)

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER Ramsey County ADC; Officer 2369; and Sgt. Sean Delrosario,

Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on three letters recently filed by Plaintiff Eugene Laron Johnson. Plaintiff filed a letter on June 15, 2022, requesting that the Court refer him to the Pro Se Project. (Doc. No. 35.) The Court “has no obligation to refer a pro se litigant to the Pro Se Project.” Rickmyer v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., No. 15-CV-4221 (JRT/FLN), 2016 WL 1248677, at *5 (D. Minn. Mar. 29, 2016), aff’d, 668 F. App’x 685 (8th Cir. 2016); see also Foster v. Litman, No. 19-CV-0260 (JNE/ECW), 2020 WL 4548281, at *5 (D. Minn. Aug. 6, 2020). The Court declines to refer this matter to the Pro Se Project. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s referral request is DENIED. Plaintiff filed a discovery request on June 27, 2022, addressed to the Clerk of Court and requesting the Clerk provide Plaintiff with a copy of certain video surveillance. (Doc. No. 38.) The Court has already informed Plaintiff that the Clerk of Court is not the proper recipient to address his discovery requests. (See Doc. No. 20 at 1–2.) Plaintiff must direct his discovery requests to Defendants in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and the Court’s Scheduling Order. (See Doc. No. 34 at 2.) Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request (Doc. No. 38) is DENIED.

Finally, the Court acknowledges receipt of Plaintiff’s letter dated June 17, 2022. (Doc. No. 37.) However, no action on this letter will be taken by the Court. SO ORDERED. Dated: July 11, 2022 s/ Becky R. Thorson BECKY R. THORSON United States Magistrate Judge