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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILBERT J. ODEN,

Plaintiff,

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A. A. LAMARQUE and APPEALS

COORDINATOR RUISI,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-0183 JSW (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING THE

CLERK OF THE COURT TO

SERVE DEFENDANTS WITH

A COPY OF DOCKET #11,

DENYING PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME AS MOOT, AND

SETTING REPLY DATE

(Docket no. 15)

Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison,

filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court issued an order of

service on March 14, 2005 (docket no. 4). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss on July

12, 2005 (docket no. 10). On July 19, 2005, Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion to

dismiss, and requested that the Court make copies of the opposition and mail a copy to

Defendants. In an order dated October 24, 2005, the Court denied Plaintiff's request but

granted Plaintiff an additional thirty days to serve Defendants with the opposition. The

Court directed the Clerk of the Court to provide Plaintiff with a conformed copy of his

Declaration to the Court and Opposition to Defendants' Notice of Motion and Motion to

Dismiss, filed July 19, 2005 (docket no. 11) so that he could serve Defendants. The

Court also directed the Clerk of the Court to provide Plaintiff with a "Request for

Photocopies" form.

On November 22, 2005, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting an extension of time to

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serve his opposition on Defendants because he states that on October 26, 2005, he

received from the Clerk of the Court an envelope which did not contain his opposition,

and contained only the "Request for Photocopies" form, which he filled out and returned. 

However, Plaintiff states that he has not received a conformed copy of his opposition. 

Plaintiff therefore asks that the Clerk of the Court be directed to send a copy of the

opposition to him and that he be granted an extension of time to serve Defendants with

the opposition. 

Because Defendants' motion to dismiss has been pending for several months and

Plaintiff filed his opposition thereto in a timely manner and has attempted in good faith

to comply with the Court's order requiring him to serve Defendants with his opposition,

the Court finds that good cause exists for the Clerk of the Court to serve Defendants with

a copy of Plaintiff's opposition in order to expedite these proceedings. 

The Court therefore orders as follows:

The Clerk of the Court shall serve Defendants' counsel with a copy of Plaintiff's

Declaration to the Court and Opposition to Defendants’ Notice of Motion and Motion to

Dismiss, which is filed as docket #11. The Clerk of the Court shall also send a copy of

docket #11 to Plaintiff. Defendants shall file any reply to Plaintiff's opposition on or by

February 3, 2006. The motion will be deemed submitted on the date the reply is due. 

No further extensions of time will be granted absent exceptional circumstances.

Plaintiff's motion for an extension of time is DENIED as moot. (Docket no. 15.)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 18, 2006 

 

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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