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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

JEROME MARKAY,

Plaintiff,

v.

BRIAN YEE, et. al.,

Defendants.

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CV F 02 6173 OWW LJO P 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO EXTEND

DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Doc. 46.) 

 Jerome Markay (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On June 2, 2005, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Extend the Discovery Deadline from August

5, 2005, to September 5, 2005. However, Plaintiff provides no reasons as to why the extension is

necessary. The Motion restates that Defendants have requested more time to respond to

Plaintiff’s request for production of documents and interrogatories on the basis that two of the

Defendants are retired. However, Plaintiff points out that Defendants first set of discovery

responses asserted that the Defendants had been transferred. Plaintiff then makes a request to

extend the deadline. 

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As noted above, the current deadline does not expire until August 5, 2005, which is more

than one month away. Moreover, Plaintiff provides no justification as to why an extension of

time is needed. Accordingly, as Plaintiff has failed to establish good cause, the request for an

extension of the discovery deadline is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 21, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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