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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY ELL SHEHEE,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

SGT. FLORES, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-00589-LJO-GSA-PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR STAY 

(Doc. 11.)

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

SIXTY DAY DEADLINE

I. BACKGROUND

Gregory Ell Shehee (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se with this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this 

action on April 23, 2014. (Doc. 1.) On May 5, 2014, Plaintiff filed the First Amended 

Complaint. (Doc. 6.) The court screened the First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915A and issued an order on November 4, 2014, dismissing the First Amended Complaint 

for failure to state a claim, with leave to file a Second Amended Complaint within thirty days. 

(Doc. 10.) 

On December 1, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion to stay the proceedings in this action. 

(Doc. 11.) 

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II. MOTION TO STAY

Plaintiff requests the court to stay the proceedings in this action until after he has eye 

surgery, because he is legally blind and unable to prosecute this case without assistance. 

Plaintiff has submitted a medical report dated August 26, 2014, as evidence of his blindness. 

(Doc. 11 at 3.)

The Court does not lightly stay litigation, due to the possibility of prejudice to 

defendants. Plaintiff has shown good cause for the court to allow him time for surgery. 

However, a stay of this action is not Plaintiff’s only remedy. Plaintiff’s pending deadline in 

this action is to file a Second Amended Complaint. While Plaintiff has not indicated when his 

surgery is scheduled or when he will be ready to proceed, the Court shall grant Plaintiff a sixtyday extension of time to file the Second Amended Complaint. Should Plaintiff require a further 

extension, he should file a motion before the sixty-day deadline expires, showing good cause 

for the extension to be granted.

III. CONCLUSION

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's motion to stay this action, filed on December 1, 2014, is DENIED;

and

2. Good cause appearing, Plaintiff is GRANTED an extension of time until sixty 

days from the date of service of this order in which to file a Second Amended 

Complaint, pursuant to the court’s order of November 4, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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