JeanLouise Hallal et al v. Seroka et al

Filing 14

ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's Second Motion for an Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint 13 , signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 9/26/2018: Amended Complaint due 10/26/2018.(Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,
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SEROKA, FRANK BRIONES, TAM LE
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CURTIS BOUCHE, DEWALL, and STEVEN
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MOORE ,
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Defendants.
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JEANLOUISE HALLAL,

Case No.: 1:18-cv-0388-DAD-BAM
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND
MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT
(ECF No. 13)
AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE: October 26,
2018

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Plaintiff JeanLouise Hallal is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil action

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originally filed on March 22, 2018. On July 20, 2018, the Court issued a screening order requiring

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Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiff’s motion for a

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sixty-day extension of that deadline was granted, in part, on August 22, 2018, giving Plaintiff an

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additional thirty (30) days to file her first amended complaint. (ECF No. 12.)

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for an extension of time to file a first

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amended complaint, filed on September 19, 2018. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff explains that she has been

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unable to complete her amended complaint because she has “had to shut down nine fraudulent cases”

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causing her “mental exhaustion.” (ECF No. 13). Plaintiff seeks an additional thirty-day extension of

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time due to these circumstances.

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Plaintiff’s motion fails to demonstrate good cause for the extension, however, the Court is

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particularly sensitive to the challenges faced by pro se litigants unfamiliar with the judicial process.
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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s second motion for an extension of time to file

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a first amended complaint, is GRANTED.

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Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is due on or before thirty (30) days from the date of service

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of this order. Plaintiff is warned that any further request for an extension will be denied absent a showing

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of good cause. If Plaintiff fails to file a first amended complaint in compliance with this order, this

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action may be dismissed for failure to obey a court order and failure to state a claim.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

September 26, 2018

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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