(PC) Hodges v. Seibert et al

Filing 48

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 09/08/21 ORDERING defendant shall file a response to plaintiffs motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order within 21 days from the date of this order. Plaintiff may file a reply within 14 days from the date of service of defendants response.(Plummer, M)

Case 2:20-cv-00896-JAM-CKD Document 48 Filed 09/08/21 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES ALBERT HODGES,

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No. 2:20-cv-00896-JAM-CKD P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

J. SEIBERT, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. On August 29, 2021, plaintiff filed a letter explaining that he had to wait two

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weeks to receive his legal property due to a prison transfer beyond his control. As a result,

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plaintiff was delayed sending out his discovery requests to defendant.

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The court liberally construes plaintiff’s letter as a motion to modify the discovery and

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scheduling order entered in this case on April 7, 2021. The court will order defendant to file a

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response to the motion within 21 days. Plaintiff may file a reply within 14 days from the date of

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service of defendant’s response. The motion will be deemed submitted on the papers after the

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receipt of the parties’ briefs or the expiration of the deadline for filing them.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Defendant shall file a response to plaintiff’s motion to modify the discovery and
scheduling order within 21 days from the date of this order.
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2. Plaintiff may file a reply within 14 days from the date of service of defendant’s
response.
Dated: September 8, 2021
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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