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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY MCCLELLAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 

et al.,

Defendant.

1:10-cv-0386-LJO-MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST 

TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE

(ECF No. 77)

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in a civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 16, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for a 

sixty-day extension of the discovery deadline. (ECF No. 77.)

The current discovery deadline is October 13, 2015. (ECF No. 70). Plaintiff claims 

the extension is necessary because he must “coordinate discovery” with Defendants. He 

also hints that he plans to amend his complaint to include additional defendants. 

The court will extend a deadline only upon a showing of good cause. Plaintiff has 

not shown good cause. He has not indicated why it will take six months to obtain 

discovery from Defendants or why he is seeking an extension to meet a situation that 

has yet to arise. If the Court authorizes an amendment to the Complaint, Plaintiff may 

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seek leave to extend deadlines if good cause is established..

For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of 

time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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