Leyva v. Moreno et al

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/14/09 GRANTING 20 Request for extension of time. Plaintiff is granted 30 days from the date of this order in which to file and serve a response to defendants 12/3/08 motion to dismiss; and plaintiffs 19 request for the issuance of an order to show cause is denied. (Dillon, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. MORENO, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff has requested an extension of time to file a response to defendant's December 3, 2008 motion to dismiss. He has also filed a letter, suggesting that defendant has not timely responded to the complaint and asking the court to issue an order to show cause to defendant. When a defendant waives service of process, he is entitled to the "reasonable time" after the request for a waiver was mailed in which to respond to the complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(G). In this case, the waiver was mailed on September 23, 2008 and gave defendant sixty days to respond; his request for an extension of time was timely filed as was his motion to dismiss. Docket Nos. 11, 12. ///// ///// ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOSEPH M. LEYVA, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-0076 LKK KJM P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2/md IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's January 5, 2009 request for an extension of time (Docket No. 20) is granted; 2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file and serve a response to defendant's December 3, 2008 motion to dismiss; and 3. Plaintiff's request for the issuance of an order to show cause (docket no. 19) is denied. DATED: January 14, 2009. ley v0076.36

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