Mendez v. United States of America et al

Filing 78

ORDER GRANTING 77 Motion for Extension of Time, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 8/2/2020. Sixty-Day Deadline. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME

Plaintiff,

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1:17-cv-0555-NONE-JLT (PC)

FELIPE MENDEZ, JR.,

v.

(Doc. 77)

UNITED STATES, et al.,

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SIXTY-DAY DEADLINE

Defendant.

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The Court issued findings and recommendations to grant defendants’ motion for summary

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judgment. (Doc. 72.) At that time, Plaintiff immediately moved for an extension of time to file his

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objections. (Doc. 73.) The Court granted the extension and directed him to file his objections by

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July 1, 2020. (Doc. 74.) Plaintiff now moves for an emergency stay of these proceedings or

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additional time to obtain discovery and expert discovery in support of his objections. (Doc. 77.)

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Plaintiff, who is housed at Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California, asserts that an

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extension of time is necessary because of institutional lockdowns due to Covid-19 and because

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Plaintiff himself tested positive for Covid-19 in May 2020. The Court construes Plaintiff’s motion

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as a request for extension of time to file his objections.

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Good cause appearing, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file his objections
within sixty days from the date of this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 2, 2020

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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