Blake v. Lea County Correctional Facility et al

Filing 151

THIRD ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO OBJECT AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION by Magistrate Judge Kirtan Khalsa. Plaintiff shall file any objections to the Magistrate Judge's Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition (Doc. 137) entered on 12/16/2022, no later than May 10, 2023.(am)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
PRESTON J. BLAKE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civ. No. 17-807 MIS/KK

GEO GROUP, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
THIRD ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO OBJECT AND
DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order Compelling
Disclosure or Discovery; Motion for Extension of Time to Respond; Motion for this Court to Order
Counsel Appointed Under/Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) (Doc. 150) (“Motion”), filed
February 8, 2023. In the Motion, Plaintiff seeks a third extension of time to object to the Magistrate
Judge’s Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition (Doc. 137) entered on December 16,
2022. (Doc. 150 at 2.) In addition, Plaintiff asks the Court to reconsider its previous rulings as to
his requests for discovery and for appointment of counsel. (Id. at 1-2.)
The Court, having reviewed the Motion, the record, and the relevant law, and being
otherwise fully advised, finds no compelling justification for granting Plaintiff’s requests for
discovery or for appointing counsel and, accordingly, for the reasons previously stated on the
record, his request for reconsideration is not well-taken. Plaintiff’s request for a third extension of
time, on the other hand, is well-taken and will be granted.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that to the extent Plaintiff requests reconsideration of the
Court’s previous rulings concerning discovery and appointment of counsel, his motion is DENIED
IN PART.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent Plaintiff seeks an extension of time to file
objections, if any, to the Magistrate Judge’s Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition
(Doc. 137) entered on December 16, 2022, his motion is GRANTED IN PART, and any objections
should be filed no later than Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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KIRTAN KHALSA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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