Lipsey v. Guzman

Filing 11

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 10 Motion to Expedite Screening signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 01/25/2018. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR.,

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO EXPEDITE SCREENING

v.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00896-EPG (PC)

M. GUZMAN,

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(ECF No. 10)
Defendant.

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Christopher Lipsey, Jr. (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

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pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint

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commencing this action on July 6, 2017 (ECF No. 1), and a First Amended Complaint on

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October 11, 2017 (ECF No. 9). On January 24, 2018, Plaintiff filed a motion to expedite

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screening. (ECF No. 10).

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Plaintiff alleges that “he is currently facing charges that carry the death penalty,” and

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that “Plaintiff may very well no longer be competent or willing to see these cases through once

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condemn[ed].”

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The Court generally screens complaints in the order in which they are filed, and strives

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to avoid delays whenever possible. However, due to the number of civil rights cases presently

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pending before the Court, it cannot guarantee screening Plaintiff’s case as quickly as requested.

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Further, Plaintiff has not provided any reason why his complaint should be screened

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earlier than complaints that were filed before his. Plaintiff does not allege that anything will

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occur in the immediate future that will prevent him from prosecuting this case.
Accordingly, based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to
expedite is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 25, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE