BEATON v. VALVERDE

Filing 6

ORDER re 5 MOTION to Extend Time filed by WAYNE M BEATON is GRANTED. (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 11/4/2011).). Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 10/25/2011. (jws)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION
WAYNE M. BEATON,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 5:11-cv-324-RS-GRJ

JESSICA D. VALVERDE, et al.,
Defendants.
_____________________________/
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Request For Court To Take Judicial Notice
For Cause For Extension Of Time, which the Court construes as a motion for an
extension of time. (Doc. 5.) Plaintiff, an inmate serving a sentence in the custody of
the Florida Department of Corrections, initiated this case by filing a pro se complaint on
the Court’s civil rights complaint form for prisoners in actions under 28 U.S.C. § 1983.
(Doc. 1.) The Court recently entered a show cause order giving Plaintiff until October
21, 2011 to explain his failure to disclose previous lawsuits in his complaint. (Doc. 4.) In
his motion for extension of time, Plaintiff seeks an additional ten days within which to
respond to the Court’s show cause order.
Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that:
(1)

Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (Doc. 5) is GRANTED.

(2)

Plaintiff shall show cause in writing on or before November 4, 2011 as to
why this case should not be dismissed for abuse of the judicial process.

(3)

Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation to the

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district judge that this case be dismissed.
DONE AND ORDERED this 25th day of October 2011.

s/Gary R. Jones
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge

Case No: 5:11-cv-324-RS-GRJ