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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. BURNES, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00376-JLT-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

 (Doc. No. 46)

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Administrative Relief filed September 

23, 2024. (Doc. No. 46). Defendants seek a 14-day extension of time to the current September 

23, 2024 deadline1to respond to Plaintiff’s discovery requests. (Id. at 3-4). In a declaration, 

defense counsel asserts that good cause for the extension exists because the four defendants have 

had various preplanned and unplanned trips (including one emergency international trip) since 

Plaintiff propounded his discovery requests on August 5, 2024, and as a result coordinating 

responses to the discovery responses has been delayed. (Id. at 3 ¶¶ 7-8). 

The Court may grant an extension of time “with or without motion or notice if the court 

acts, or if a request is made, before the original time or its extension expires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 

1 The Case Management Scheduling Order advises the parties that “Eleventh hour[] motions, i.e. motions 

filed on the eve of the deadline expiration, to extend a deadline will only be granted . . . upon a showing of 

extraordinary circumstances.” (Doc. No. 38 at 4-5). The Parties are reminded that any further eleventhhour filings will be held to the stringent standard set forth in the Case Management Scheduling Order.

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6(b)(1)(A). The Court finds good cause to grant the requested extension.

ACCORDINGLY, it is ORDERED:

1. Defendants’ Motion for Administrative Relief (Doc. No. 46) is GRANTED.

2. The deadline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s discovery requests is extended 

from September 23, 2024 to October 7, 2024.

3. Defendants shall return the Consent/Decline to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form 

(Doc. No. 6-1 at 3) as previously directed in the June 20, 2024 Case Management and 

Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 38 at 4, ¶ V) within fourteen (14) days of this Order.

Dated: September 24, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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