McNeal v. Unknown

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/10/2014 GRANTING plaintiff's 6 filing, construed as a motion for an extension of time; plaintiff has 30 days to comply with the 9/23/2014 order; and the 5 order to show cause is DISCHARGED. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERNON McNEAL,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-2121 KJN P

v.

ORDER

UNKNOWN,

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Defendant.

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By order filed September 23, 2014, plaintiff was directed to file, within thirty days, a

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complaint or a petition and to pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis. (ECF No. 5.) On September 23, 2014, plaintiff was ordered to show cause, within

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fourteen days, why this action should not be dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure to comply with

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the prior order. On November 5, 2014, plaintiff filed a response to the order to show cause

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stating that he submitted his complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis to prison

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officials on October 23, 2014, but does not know why they have not yet been mailed to the court.

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Plaintiff states he will immediately inquire of the librarian and mail room.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s filing (ECF No. 6) is construed as a motion for an extension of time and is

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granted;

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2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to comply with the
September 23, 2014 order; and
3. The order to show cause (ECF No. 5) is discharged.
Dated: November 10, 2014

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