Sokolsky v. State of California et al

Filing 90

ORDER VACATING Findings and Recommendations Entered on September 21, 2017 85 ; THIRTY DAY DEADLINE to File Opposition or Non-Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/31/17. (Hellings, J)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARK S. SOKOLSKY, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 1:13-cv-02044-LJO-GSA-PC ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ENTERED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 (ECF No. 85.) vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 15 THIRTY DAY DEADLINE TO FILE OPPOSITION OR NON-OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Mark S. Sokolsky (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 20 pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 30, 2017, 21 Defendants Meek, Bonsu, King, Coyne, and Porter (“Defendants”) filed a motion for summary 22 judgment. (ECF No. 68.) 23 On August 17, 2017, the court issued an order requiring Plaintiff to file an opposition or 24 statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, within twenty days. 25 (ECF No. 84.) The twenty-day deadline expired, and Plaintiff failed to respond to the court’s 26 order. 27 On September 21, 2017, the court entered findings and recommendations, 28 recommending that this case be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s 1 1 order. (ECF No. 85.) On October 27, 2017, Plaintiff filed objections to the findings and 2 recommendations. 3 explaining that “he believed Counsel Kilgore had substituted in on this case and was moving 4 the case forward.” (Id. at 2:21-22.) (ECF No. 89.) Plaintiff requests the court to not dismiss this case, 5 Based on Plaintiff’s objections, the court finds good cause to vacate the findings and 6 recommendations of September 21, 2017, and allow Plaintiff thirty days in which to file an 7 opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 8 In light of the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 9 1. 10 11 The findings and recommendations entered on September 21, 2017, are VACATED; 2. Plaintiff is GRANTED thirty days from the date of service of this order in which 12 to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ motion for 13 summary judgment filed on March 30, 2017; and 14 3. 15 Plaintiff=s failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action. 16 17 18 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: October 31, 2017 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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