(PC) Mejia v. Nguyen et al

Filing 36

ORDER GRANTING 35 Second Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for Plaintiff to File Response in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 11/14/2023. Response to MSJ due by 11/30/2023. (Lawrence, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OSCAR MEJIA,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 1:21-cv-00832 GSA (PC)

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LUONG NGUYEN, et al.,

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Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING SECOND JOINT
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR
PLAINTIFF TO FILE RESPONSE IN
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
(ECF No. 35)
PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE TO
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT DUE NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action

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seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is represented by counsel. The matter was

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referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule

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302.

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Before this Court is the parties Second Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for Plaintiff to

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File Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. ECF No. 35. In

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support of the motion, the parties state that counsel for Plaintiff has only recently been able to

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obtain clearance to schedule a confidential call with Plaintiff at Kern Valley State Prison. Id. at

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1-2. The parties further state that November 21, 2023, was the first available date the prison had

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for Plaintiff and his counsel to schedule that call. Id. at 2. For these reasons, the parties request
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that the due date for Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment be

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extended from November 16, 2023, to November 30, 2023. Id. Good cause appearing, the

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parties’ motion shall be granted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The parties’ Second Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for Plaintiff to File Response in

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Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 35) is GRANTED, and
2. Plaintiff shall have until November 30, 2023, to file a response to Defendants’ motion
for Summary Judgment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 14, 2023

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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