Curtis v. Benda, et al.

Filing 206

ORDER granting 205 Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff shall file his response to Defendant's 191 MOTION for Summary Judgment on or before April 23, 2012. Defendant may file a reply on or before April 27, 2012. The Clerk is directed to re-note Defendant's 191 MOTION for Summary Judgment for April 27, 2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Strombom.(CMG; cc to Plaintiff)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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JAMES EDWARD CURTIS,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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TERRY J. BENDA and WILLIAM E.
RILEY,

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NO. C08-5109 BHS/KLS
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
RESPOND TO DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT

Defendants.

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Before the Court is a Joint Motion for Extension of Plaintiff’s time to respond to

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Defendant Riley’s motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 205. Defendant William E. Riley
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moved for summary judgment on August 2, 2011. ECF No. 191. Plaintiff has been granted

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several extensions of time to file his response. The most recent extension was granted, re-

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noting the motion for summary judgment on March 30, 2012. ECF No. 204.

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This latest motion, which is agreed to by counsel for Defendant, is based on an

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interruption in the schedule of Plaintiff’s counsel due to his wife’ surgery and hospitalization

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from March 13, 2012 to March 19, 2012, and Plaintiff’s recent transfer to Washington State

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Penitentiary in Walla Walla. ECF No. 205-1, at 1-2. Plaintiff has been without his legal
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materials, including his draft response to the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Id.,
at 2.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

ORDER

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(1)

The joint motion for extension (ECF No. 205) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall

file his response to Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on or before April 23, 2012.
Defendant may file a reply on or before April 27, 2012. The Clerk is directed to re-note
Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 191) for April 27, 2012.

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(2)

The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and counsel for

Defendants.
DATED this 29th day of March, 2012.

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Karen L. Strombom
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER