Cranford v. Okpala

Filing 29

ORDER Directing Defendant Okpala to File a Further Response to Complaint within Thirty Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/5/16. (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
ANTONIA OKPALA,

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-00921-LJO-SAB (PC)
ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT OKPALA
TO FILE A FURTHER RESPONSE TO
COMPLAINT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
[ECF No. 28]

Plaintiff Archie Cranford is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions

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Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison

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Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).
On January 4, 2016, Defendant’s motion to dismiss was denied and the matter was referred

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back to the undersigned for further proceedings. (ECF No. 28.)

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Defendant is hereby directed to file an answer to the second amended complaint within thirty
days from the date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 5, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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