Smith v. Washington State Department of Corrections et al

Filing 26

ORDER granting 20 Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff's response will be due on or before June 28, 2013. Defendants' reply will be due on July 19, 2013. The clerk's office is directed to re-note the 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment for 7/19/2013. Signed by Magistrate Judge J Richard Creatura.(CMG; cc to Plaintiff)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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SCOTT C. SMITH,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS et al.,

CASE NO. C13-5138 RBL-JRC
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF
TIME

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Defendants.
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This 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights matter has been referred to the undersigned Magistrate

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17 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Local Magistrate Judges Rules MJR 1,
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Plaintiff asks the Court for a thirty-day extension of time to file a response (ECF No. 20).

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20 Plaintiff explains that he is having oral surgery and that gang related violence in the prison has
21 resulted in closures of the prison law library (ECF No. 20). Defendants do not oppose the motion
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
AN EXTENSION OF TIME - 1

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The Court grants plaintiff’s motion. Plaintiff’s response will be due on or before a June

2 28, 2013. Defendants’ reply will be due on July 19, 2013. The Clerk’s office is directed to re3 note the noting date for the motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 12, for July 19, 2013.
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Dated this 6th day of June, 2013.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
AN EXTENSION OF TIME - 2