Lewis v. Alison et al

Filing 77

ORDER Granting Defendants' 76 Request for Extension of Time to Respond to Request for Admissions signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 10/16/2014. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HOMER TYRONE LEWIS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
KATHLEEN ALISON, et al.,
Defendants.

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1:12-cv-00856-LJO-BAM (PC)
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR
ADMISSIONS
(ECF No. 76)
SIXTY-DAY DEADLINE

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Plaintiff Homer Tyrone Lewis (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding in forma

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pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 30, 2014, Defendants

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Alison, Parra and Garza filed a motion to dismiss.

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On May 19, 2014, Plaintiff served Requests for Admissions, Set One, on Defendants
Alison, Parra and Garza.

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On August 15, 2014, the undersigned issued Findings and Recommendations on

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Defendants’ motion to dismiss, recommending partially granting the motion and dismissing the

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action as to Defendants Parra and Garza.

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On the same date, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment for failure to exhaust
administrative remedies. The motion is pending.
On October 15, 2014, Defendants Alison, Parra and Garza filed a request for an extension
of time to respond to Plaintiff’s Requests for Admissions, Set One. Defendants explain that the

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extension of time will permit the Court to rule on the pending motions and the Court’s rulings

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may obviate the need for any discovery responses.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

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1. Defendants’ request for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiff’s Requests for
Admissions, Set One, is GRANTED;

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2. Defendants’ responses to Plaintiff’s Requests for Admissions, Set One, are due on or
before December 15, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

October 16, 2014

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A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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