ALI-X v. ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF MAIL ROOM STAFFS
Filing
95
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Denying 93 Motion to Stay; Plaintiff's time to oppose the Motion for Summary Judgment is extended thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, etc. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 10/28/2019. (dmr)(n.m)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
KASEEM ALI-X,
1:12-cv-3147-NLH-KMW
Plaintiff,
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
v.
DAVID MCKISHEN, et al.,
Defendants.
APPEARANCES:
Kaseem Ali-X
New Jersey State Prison
PO Box 861
Trenton, NJ 08625
Plaintiff pro se
Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey
Kai W. Marshall-Otto, Deputy Attorney General
R.J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street
P.O. Box 112
Trenton, NJ 08625
Attorneys for DOC Defendants
HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Kaseem Ali-X has filed a civil complaint
alleging that his legal mail was opened outside of his presence
between May 24, 2010 and September 20, 2011 while he was
incarcerated at South Woods State Prison, see ECF No. 11; and
WHEREAS, Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on
May 24, 2019, see ECF No. 89; and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2019, the Court extended the time
for Plaintiff, now proceeding pro se, to file opposition to the
Motion for Summary Judgment by thirty (30) days, see ECF No. 91;
and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a motion to stay the proceeds in
October 10, 2019, see ECF No. 93.
Plaintiff asserted that he
had requested certain documents from defendants but had not
received them and had filed complaints for being denied
assistance with legal research.
Id. ¶¶ 6-9; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff requested a stay of the proceedings for
an additional thirty (30) days, id. ¶; and
WHEREAS, Defendants filed a letter objecting to any
additional discovery, but not objecting to additional time for
Plaintiff to prepare his opposition, see ECF No. 94; and
WHEREAS, after consolation with both parties, Magistrate
Judge Williams set dispositive motions to be due on May 24, 2019
in a final scheduling order, see ECF No. 88; and
WHEREAS, the time for discovery has long since closed.
However, the Court will permit Plaintiff to have an additional
thirty (30) days to file his opposition.
No further extensions
will be permitted absent extraordinary circumstances,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this
28th
day of October, 2019
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to stay (ECF No. 93) is
denied.
Plaintiff’s time to oppose the Motion for Summary
Judgment is extended thirty (30) days from the date of this
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Order.
No new discovery is permitted; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of
this Order on Plaintiff by regular first-class mail at
Kaseem Ali-X 000422722B
New Jersey State Prison
PO Box 861
Trenton, NJ 08625
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J.
At Camden, New Jersey
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