Wright v. Fields, et al

Filing 28

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 09/08/16 that the July 27, 2016 findings andrecommendations 24 are held in abeyance, and plaintiff has 30 days from the date ofthis order to respond to defendants summary judgment motion. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL WEBSTER WRIGHT,

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No. 2:15-cv-2291-KJM-EFB P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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D. FIELDS, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. On July 27, 2016, the court issued findings and recommendations, which

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recommended dismissal of this action for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute and to comply with court

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orders after plaintiff failed to respond to defendants’ motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 24.
Plaintiff filed objections on August 31, 2016, in which he requests an extension of time to

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prepare an opposition to defendants’ motion. ECF No. 27. The court will hold the findings and

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recommendations in abeyance and grant plaintiff an additional thirty days within which to

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respond to the summary judgment motion.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the July 27, 2016 findings and

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recommendations (ECF No. 24) are held in abeyance, and plaintiff has 30 days from the date of

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this order to respond to defendants’ summary judgment motion. Should plaintiff fail to timely

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comply, those findings and recommendations will be submitted to the district judge for

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consideration.

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DATED: September 8, 2016.

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