(PC) Garvin v. Mule Creek State Prison

Filing 13

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 06/02/2021; DENYING 11 Request for law library access. It's construed as a Motion for an Extension of Time and is DENIED without prejudice. (Rodriguez, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNETH GARVIN,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:19-cv-2024 AC P

v.

ORDER

MULE CREEK STATE PRISON,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983, has filed a motion for access to the prison’s law library. ECF No. 11. In the motion,

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plaintiff states that he requires access to the law library in order to complete his amended

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complaint but has not yet been able to obtain access because of closures and lack of availability.

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Id. The court construes the motion as a motion for an extension of time, and it will be denied

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because plaintiff already has until July 16, 2021, to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff may

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seek another extension of time if needed. Plaintiff is further advised that when he is amending

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the complaint he does not need to, and should not, cite to legal authority. Instead, he should focus

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on explaining to the court in his own words what each defendant did or did not do that he believes

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violated his rights.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for law library access,

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ECF No. 11, is construed as a motion for an extension of time and is DENIED without prejudice.

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DATED: June 2, 2021

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