Bullock v. Wasco State Prison Medical

Filing 29

ORDER granting 27 Motion for Extension of Time and for Clerk to send Plaintiff copy of fourth amended complaint filed 5/16/2016 re 28 signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 10/5/2016. (Filing Deadline: 11/21/2016). (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GORDON BULLOCK,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 1:14-cv-00092-EPG-PC
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME

v.
BROCK SNEELA, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND PLAINTIFF
COPY OF FOURTH AMENDED
COMPLAINT FILED ON MAY 16, 2016

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NEW DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SERVICE
DOCUMENTS: November 21, 2016

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(ECF Nos. 27, 28)

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Plaintiff Gordon Bullock is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On May 16, 2016, Plaintiff filed the

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Fourth Amended Complaint in this action. (ECF No. 25.) The Court found the Complaint

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appropriate for service and provided Plaintiff with a copy of the Complaint and service

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documents to submit to the Court within 30 days on September 20, 2016. (ECF No. 26.)

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On September 30 and October 3, 2016, Plaintiff filed two identical requests for an

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extension of time to submit his service documents. He explains that he has attempted to get the

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Complaint copied and that the copying service at his institution requires three working days to

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make copies. Shortly after he left the Complaint with the copying service, however, he was

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notified that he was to be transferred to an institution in Stockton. The copying service refused

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to return the Complaint to him before his transfer. Plaintiff requests that the Court order the

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copying service to return the Complaint.

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Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to complete his service documents is

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GRANTED. In addition, Plaintiff will be provided with a second copy of the Complaint so that

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he can make the necessary copies for service. Plaintiff is advised that, should he be transferred

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to a new institution, he should keep the Court apprised of any changes to his mailing address.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time (ECF Nos. 27, 28) is GRANTED;

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The service documents required by the Court’s order of September 20, 2016

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shall be submitted no later than November 21, 2016; and,
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The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff a copy of the Complaint
filed on May 16, 2016 (ECF No. 25).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

October 5, 2016

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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