McClellan v. Kern County Sheriff's Office et al

Filing 80

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 77 Request to Extend Discovery Deadline, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 4/20/15. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY MCCLELLAN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

1:10-cv-0386-LJO-MJS (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE
(ECF No. 77)

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
et al.,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in a civil rights
action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 16, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for a
sixty-day extension of the discovery deadline. (ECF No. 77.)
The current discovery deadline is October 13, 2015. (ECF No. 70). Plaintiff claims
the extension is necessary because he must “coordinate discovery” with Defendants. He
also hints that he plans to amend his complaint to include additional defendants.
The court will extend a deadline only upon a showing of good cause. Plaintiff has
not shown good cause. He has not indicated why it will take six months to obtain
discovery from Defendants or why he is seeking an extension to meet a situation that
has yet to arise. If the Court authorizes an amendment to the Complaint, Plaintiff may

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seek leave to extend deadlines if good cause is established..
For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of

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time.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 20, 2015

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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