Smith v. Warden

Filing 19

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINES 13 16 (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 11/6/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY SMITH
(CDCR # AC 8729),

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINES
Petitioner,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 13-206 SI (pr)

v.
RANDY GROUNDS, Warden,
Respondent.
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Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss. Before respondent even filed the motion on

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October 30, 2013, petitioner filed a request for a 90-day extension to respond to that motion to

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dismiss. The amount of time requested is excessive in light of the straightforward nature of

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respondent's motion, but the court will grant a more limited extension of the deadline, so that

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petitioner has more than two months to prepare his opposition. Petitioner's request for an

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extension of the deadline is GRANTED. (Docket # 16.) On or before January 17, 2014,

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petitioner must file and serve his opposition to the motion to dismiss. On or before January 31,

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2014, respondent must file and serve his reply brief, if any.

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Petitioner's motion for an oral argument on the motion to dismiss is DENIED. (Docket

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# 13.) The court prefers to decide pro se prisoner matters on the written briefs because they

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generally are much more effectively organized than oral presentations.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: November 6, 2013

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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge