(PC) Williams v. Department of State Hospitals-Coalinga et al

Filing 10

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/15/2023 DENYING 6 Motion for Extension of Time.(Woodson, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:23-cv-0878 KJN P

ORDER

DEP’T OF STATE HOSPITALSCOALINGA, et al.,
Defendants.
Plaintiff is a civil detainee held by the Department of State Hospitals in Coalinga. On

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October 19, 2023, plaintiff filed a document styled, “Request for Clarification of Stay Order &

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Continuance Request.” (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff contends that various issues have hindered his

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ability to prepare this case, including his serious medical condition, frequent COVID lockdowns

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and recent installations requiring storage of patient property. Plaintiff states that his legal

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materials are in storage and not easily accessible. Plaintiff seeks a sixty-day extension of time in

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which to prepare. (Id.)

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Plaintiff references a “stay order,” but no such order has issued from this court. The

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instant case was remanded from state court to this court and is awaiting screening. 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915A(a). At present, no action by plaintiff is required. Because plaintiff is not currently under

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a court deadline, his request for extension of time is denied as unnecessary. So long as plaintiff

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keeps the court apprised of his current address, plaintiff will be notified of court action.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time

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(ECF No. 6) is denied.

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Dated: November 15, 2023

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