Hasan v. Johnson

Filing 50

ORDER GRANTING 49 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Summary Judgment, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/16/2012. Motion due by 5/16/2012. (Jessen, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAWWAAD HASAN,

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Plaintiff,
vs.

1:08-cv-00381-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO FILE
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
(Doc. 49.)

B. JOHNSON,
DEADLINE: MAY 16, 2012

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff, Jawwaad Hasan, is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 13, 2012, defendant Johnson (Defendant) filed a motion for

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extension of the deadline to file pretrial dispositive motions, pursuant to the Court’s order of

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February 28, 2012. (Doc. 49.)

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Defendant maintains that due to a family emergency, his counsel took a leave of absence,

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and new counsel, Deputy Attorney General Gregory G. Gomez, was assigned to this case.

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(Declaration of Gregory G. Gomez, Doc. 49 at ¶2.) Defendant’s new counsel requires additional

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time to review the case before filing a motion for summary judgment. Id. Good cause appearing,

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the Court shall grant Defendant an extension of time in which to file a motion for summary

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judgment.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant is GRANTED an extension of
time until May 16, 2012 in which to file a motion for summary judgment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
220hhe

April 16, 2012

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE