Cleveland v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Filing 97

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 07/18/19 GRANTING 96 Motion for Extension of Time; plaintiff shall file his response to 93 Motion for Summary Judgment within 60 days. (Benson, A.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DOMINGO L. CLEVELAND, SR.,

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No. 2:16-cv-2308 MCE AC

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this products liability case. The case has

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accordingly been referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). Before

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the court is plaintiff’s first request for an extension of time to file a response to defendant’s

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motion for summary judgment filed on July 8, 2019. ECF No. 96. Plaintiff indicates that he

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requires an extension because of his limited access to the prison’s law library and due to the

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complexity of the case. Id. at 2. Good cause appearing, the request will be granted. Plaintiff

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shall have sixty (60) days from the date of entry of this order to file his response.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to respond to defendant’s summary

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judgment motion (ECF No. 96) is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiff shall file his response to defendant’s motion for summary judgment within
sixty (60) days of the date of entry of this order; and
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3. Failure to file a timely response may result in a recommendation that this action be
dismissed for failure to prosecute.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: July 18, 2019

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