Battiste v. Velasquez et al

Filing 27

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 01/06/10 ordering plaintiff's 12/22/09 motion for an extension of time 23 is granted. Plaintiff is granted up to and including 01/31/10 in which to file and serve a response to defendants ' motions to dismiss with no further extension. Defendants' reply (or replies), if any, shall be filed 7 days thereafter. Plaintiff's 10/29/09 motion for the court to permit plaintiff to communicate with another inmate to assist him with his case 19 is denied as both inapposite and moot. (Plummer, 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 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EDWARD ANTONIO BATISTE, Plaintiff, vs. B. VELASQUEZ, et al., Defendants. / Defendants Cox and Higgens filed a motion to dismiss on December 7, 2009; defendant Velasquez filed a motion to dismiss on December 17, 2009.1 Plaintiff filed a request, on December 22, 2009, for an extension of time until January 31, 2009, to file his opposition to the initial motion. Plaintiff, who again states that he uses a wheelchair and is legally blind, emphasizes that he is being released from prison and has "lots to do." 2 Plaintiff will be permitted additional time to respond to the pending motions, but there will be no further extension beyond that. \\\\\ ORDER No. CIV S-09-2053 GGH P An amended proof of service of the latter motion was filed on December 29, 2009. The court takes judicial notice of plaintiff's having managed to file another complaint, CIV-S-09-3511 GGH P, during this period. (Judicial notice may be taken of court records. Valerio v. Boise Cascade Corp., 80 F.R.D. 626, 635 n.1 (N.D. Cal. 1978), aff'd, 645 F.2d 699 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1126 (1981)). 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's December 22, 2009, motion for an extension of time (Docket No. 23) is granted; and 2. Plaintiff is granted up to and including January 31, 2010, in which to file and serve a response to defendants' motions to dismiss with no further extension. Defendants' reply (or replies), if any, shall be filed seven days thereafter. 3. Plaintiff's October 29, 2009, motion for the court to permit plaintiff to communicate with another inmate to assist him with his case (Docket No. 19) is denied as both inapposite and moot. DATED: January 6, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 GGH:009/kly batt2053.36 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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