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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NGUYEN LUC VAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

GIVENS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:20-cv-0502 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On March 16, 2020, plaintiff’s complaint 

was dismissed with leave to amend within thirty days. On April 16, 2020, plaintiff filed an 

untitled two-page document in which it appears he disagrees with a portion of the court’s 

screening order. However, plaintiff did not provide a proposed amended complaint. Plaintiff 

notes that his prison is on lockdown, and claims that when he can access the law library, he will 

send more evidence to the court.

Plaintiff is advised that he should not send evidence to the court at this time. The court is 

not a repository for evidence. Rather, plaintiff should provide evidence only when such evidence 

is in dispute, such as in connection with a dispositive motion, for example, a motion for summary 

judgment, or at trial.

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In light of the court’s screening order, and the fact that prisons are on lockdown due to the 

COVID-19 virus, the court construes plaintiff’s filing as a request for extension of time in which 

to file an amended complaint that complies with the March 16, 2020 order. Plaintiff’s request is 

granted. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to timely file an amended complaint will result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s April 16, 2020 filing (ECF No. 9), is construed as a request for extension of 

time; 

2. Plaintiff is granted sixty days from the date of this order in which to file an amended 

complaint; and

3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff the form for filing a civil rights complaint by 

a prisoner.

Dated: April 21, 2020

/van0502.36

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