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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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EX PARTE REQUEST TO EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND

TO COMPLAINT; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

JEFFREY J. LODGE (SBN 152205)

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES E. SMITH, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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F.B.I., Warden Hedgpeth )

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Defendants. )

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1:07-cv-00507-LJO-WMW

EX PARTE REQUEST TO EXTEND

DEFENDANT’S TIME TO RESPOND TO

COMPLAINT; ORDER THEREON

The Federal Bureau of Investigation requests an extension of

time to respond to the complaint filed March 23, 2007, (doc. 1)

by Plaintiff James E. Smith (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner at

Kern Valley State Prison proceeding in propria persona, based on

the following:

1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the investigative

arm of the United States Department of Justice.

2. Plaintiff seeks an order compelling the authorities at

Kern Valley State Prison and the “F.B.I.” to provide him with

certain “legal certified documents to ascertain proper

information regarding his present commitment and money.” 

Although the case was originally docketed as a habeas corpus

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petition, the Court on May 22, 2007, determined that the case was

not a habeas corpus petition because the action does not

challenge a conviction. (doc. 6). 

3. On August 30, 2007, the Court served the United States

with an order requiring respondents to file, among other things,

a response to the Petition. (doc. 15). The order requires that

the respondent include with the response “any and all transcripts

or other documents necessary for the resolution of the issues

presented in the Petition.”

4. Government counsel is currently in the process of

reviewing records and preparing a response. The Federal Bureau

of Investigation will likely request dismissal of this case upon

conclusion of the review process. 

5. In light of the foregoing, and to enable the United

States Attorney’s Office to respond to the complaint, it is

respectfully requested that the Court extend Defendant’s time to

respond by at least 30 days to December 28, 2007.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: November 21, 2007. McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Lodge 

JEFFREY J. LODGE

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the Federal

Bureau of Investigation

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED that Defendant’s time to respond to the

Complaint, filed March 23, 2007, is extended to December 28,

2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 21, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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