Harrell v. Hornbrook Community Services District, et al.
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 3/31/15 GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART 18 Motion for Extension. Plaintiff is GRANTED 30 days from the date of this order in which to file an opposition. Defendant's reply, if any, s hall be filed within 7 days thereafter. Defendant Winston's 14 Motion to Dismiss and to Strike is VACATED from the calendar for 4/16/15, and will be taken under submission after all briefs are filed. The matter will be re-scheduled for hearing only if the court determines a hearing is necessary. (Meuleman, A) Modified on 4/1/2015 (Meuleman, A).
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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PETER T. HARRELL,
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No. 2:14-cv-1595 KJM GGH PS
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER
HORNBROOK COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff is proceeding pro se with this civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42
U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988.
Plaintiff has filed an objection to defendant Winston’s motion to dismiss and to strike, as
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well as an alternative request for extension of time of forty-five days in which to respond to the
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motion. Plaintiff’s objections to defendant’s motion are that the motion to dismiss and motion to
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strike are combined, that they include improper requests for judicial notice, that they argue facts
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that are not in the complaint, that they hold plaintiff to a higher standard of pleading than is
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provided by Fed. R.Civ.P. 8, and that they misrepresent certain facts. Plaintiff’s assertions are
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either unfounded or inappropriately brought as objections. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Pro se
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pleadings are liberally construed. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S. Ct. 594,
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595-96 (1972); Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t., 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1988). Plaintiff
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may raise his objections within his opposition, for which he will be granted a limited extension of
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time to file.
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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:
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1. Plaintiff’s objection and request for extension of time, filed March 25, 2015, (ECF No.
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2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file an
opposition. Defendant’s reply, if any, shall be filed within seven days thereafter.
3. Defendant Winston’s motion to dismiss and to strike, (ECF No. 14), is vacated from
the calendar for April 16, 2015, and will be taken under submission after all briefs are filed. The
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matter will be re-scheduled for hearing only if the court determines a hearing is necessary.
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Dated: March 31, 2015
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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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GGH:076/Harrell1595.eot
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