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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUSTIN MERRIMAN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

OFFICER SMITH, OFFICER TIERNEY,

OFFICER ROBINSON, DOES 1 to 50,

Defendants. /

No. C 15-01715 WHA

ORDER GRANTING THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

AND DENYING REQUEST

FOR CONTINUANCE

Plaintiff seeks leave to amend his complaint to add the State of California as a

defendant. A hearing on that motion is scheduled for June 23 at 8:00 a.m. The State seeks

leave to file an amicus brief in opposition to plaintiff’s motion. The State’s motion is hereby

GRANTED. 

Plaintiff seeks to continue the hearing to July 7 allow time to respond to the State’s

amicus brief; however, counsel for Officer Tierney is not available on that date. In light of the

difficulty in scheduling a new hearing date, plaintiff’s request is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 21, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:15-cv-01715-WHA Document 55 Filed 06/21/16 Page 1 of 1