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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

LOUIS FRANCIS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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H. L. BRYANT, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:04-CV-5077 AWI SMS P 

 

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME (Doc. 66)

ORDER VACATING DISPOSITIVE

MOTION DEADLINE (Doc. 42.4) 

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On October 3, 2006, Defendants filed a request/motion to extend time to file a dispositive motion. 

Defendants stated that pending before the Court was Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend the Complaint and

that granting the extension of time until after resolution of the Motion to Amend would allow

Defendants to know what Complaint to respond to. Two days after the submission of this Motion

for more time, the Court denied Plaintiff’s pending Motion to Amend. Thus, Defendants’ request for

an extension of time is unnecessary and will be DENIED. 

The Court notes further the difficulties Plaintiff has had in obtaining discovery from the

Defendants and the non-party (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation). In light of

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these difficulties and the continuation of discovery, the Court finds it necessary to vacate that portion

of its June 7, 2006, Order setting a dispositive motion deadline of October 25, 2006. (Doc. 42). The

Court will re-set the dispositive motion deadline at the conclusion of all outstanding discovery. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. The Motion for an Extension of time is DENIED as unnecessary; 

2. The portion of the Court Order dated June 7, 2006, setting forth a dispositive motion

deadline of October 25, 2006, is VACATED. (Doc. 42.4) The Court will re-set a

dispositive motion deadline following the conclusion of the outstanding discovery. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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