(PC) Smith v. Parriot et al
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ORDER GRANTING Defendants' 31 Ex Parte Application for Extension of Time signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 05/13/2021. Thirty-Day Deadline. (Flores, E)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
PARRIOT, et al.,
Defendants.
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1:19-cv-00286-NONE-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ EX
PARTE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION
OF TIME
(ECF No. 31.)
THIRTY DAY DEADLINE TO FILE
RESPONSIVE PLEADING
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Plaintiff, Lawrence Christopher Smith, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma
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pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds
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with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, filed on September 10, 2020, against defendants
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Sergeant Andres Cantu, Sergeant Wilfredo Gutierrez, and Correctional Officer J. Mattingly
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(“Defendants”) for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 22.)
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On April 21, 2021, Defendants filed an ex parte application for an extension of time to
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file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 31.)
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The Court finds good cause to grant Defendants an extension of time. Accordingly, IT
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IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants Cantu, Gutierrez, and Mattingly are granted thirty days
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from the date of service of this order in which to file a responsive pleading to the First Amended
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Complaint.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
May 13, 2021
/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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