COMPLAINTS BY INCARCERATED PERSONS

All complaints and applications to proceed in forma pauperis by incarcerated persons must be signed and legibly written or typewritten on forms approved by the Court and in accordance with the instructions provided with the forms unless the judge to whom the case is assigned finds that the complaint or application is understandable and that it conforms with federal and local requirements for actions filed by incarcerated persons. Copies of the forms and instructions will be provided by the Clerk upon request. The judge may strike or dismiss complaints or applications which do not conform substantively or procedurally with federal and local requirements for actions filed by incarcerated persons. 8