Riley v. Tallerico et al

Filing 16

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite 15 , signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 11/22/16. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO EXPEDITE
(ECF NO. 15)

Plaintiff,

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1:16-cv-01189-EPG (PC)

SHANNON RILEY,

v.
TALLERICO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Shannon Riley (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On August 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed his

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first amended complaint. (ECF No. 5). On that same day, Plaintiff filed a request for judicial

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notice. (ECF No. 6). Because it was unclear whether Plaintiff was attempting to amend his

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complaint via the request for judicial notice, on November 15, 2016, the Court ordered Plaintiff

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to file a second amended complaint or notify the Court that he wishes to proceed on the first

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amended complaint. (ECF No. 14). On November 21, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to

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expedite. (ECF No. 15). Plaintiff seems to be asking the Court to expedite the screening of his

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case.

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Plaintiff’s motion to expedite will be denied. First, the Court is currently waiting on

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Plaintiff to either file a second amended complaint or notify the Court that he wishes to proceed
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on the first amended complaint.

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Prisoner/Civil Detainee Civil Rights Cases (ECF No. 4), which was sent to Plaintiff on August

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11, 2016, the Court has an extremely large number of pro se civil rights cases pending before it,

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and is acting on those cases as quickly and efficiently as it can with the court’s resources.

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Second, as laid out in the First Informational Order in

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to expedite is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 22, 2016

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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