Sitton v. LVMPD et al

Filing 48

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 47 plaintiff's motion to extend time be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED. Plaintiff will have an additional 21 days from the date of this order to respond to defendant's motion to dismiss. Responses due by 2/1/2018. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 1/11/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WILL SITTON,

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Case No. 2:17-CV-111 JCM (VCF)
Plaintiff(s),

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v.

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ORDER

LVMPD, et al.,

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Defendant(s).

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Presently before the court is plaintiff Will Sitton’s motion to extend time to file a response
to defendant David Farrara’s motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 47); see (ECF No. 42).

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On December 26, 2017, defendant filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 42). A response
to the motion was due on January 9, 2018.

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On January 10, 2018, plaintiff filed his motion to extend time to respond to defendant’s

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outstanding motion.1 (ECF No. 47). According to plaintiff’s motion, he does not have continuous

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access to a legal library (presumably due to his incarceration), a problem that has been further

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complicated by closings due to the holidays. Id. Given his self-representation, he submits that he

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has not had enough time to adequately respond to defendant’s motion. Id. He requests an

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additional 21 days to respond to defendant’s motion to dismiss. Id.

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

Plaintiff mailed the motion from Ely State Prison on January 8, 2018. See (ECF No. 47).

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Good cause appearing,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to extend time (ECF No. 47) be, and

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the same hereby is, GRANTED. Plaintiff will have an additional 21 days from the date of this

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order to respond to defendant’s motion to dismiss.

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DATED January 11, 2018.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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