Meneweather v. Powell et al

Filing 223

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS PENDING MOTIONS FORAPPONTMENT OF COUNSEL AND FOR EXTENSION OF TIME. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 1/20/16. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (jebS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/20/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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12 TOMAS LOPEZ MENEWEATHER,

Case No: C 07-4204 SBA (PR)

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ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS
TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S
PENDING MOTIONS FOR
APPONTMENT OF COUNSEL AND
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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Plaintiff,
vs.

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B. POWELL, et al.,
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Defendants.

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Two matters are before the Court. First, Plaintiff has filed a renewed motion for

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appointment of counsel. Dkt. 221. Second, he moves for an “extension of time,” which the

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Court liberally construes as a request to continue the outstanding deadlines set forth in its

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June 24, 2015 Order for Pretrial Preparation. Dkt. 222. Plaintiff claims that appointment

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of counsel is warranted because he is suffering from a “disability” of “paralyses [to] entire

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right side of [his] body, [and his] left hand [being] broken . . . .” Dkt. 221 at 1. He claims

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he “cannot write, open mail or turn pages.” Id.

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No later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order, Defendants shall file a

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response to Plaintiff’s two pending motions. In support of their response, Defendants shall

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provide details and documentation regarding Plaintiff’s current medical and housing status.

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Defendants shall also appraise the Court as to the status of their ability to communicate
with Plaintiff since he has been transferred to the California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”)
in Stockton. Finally, Defendants shall propose to the Court how this action should proceed
in light of Plaintiff’s current medical status. The pretrial conference scheduled for January
27, 2016, is VACATED, pending further order of the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 1/20/16

______________________________
SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
Senior United States District Judge

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