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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

JOSUE ORTIZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-0617 WBS KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. On February 25, 2014, plaintiff 

filed a document styled, “Motion for Judicial Notice.” (ECF No. 18.) Plaintiff claims he is at 

risk of suffering substantial prejudice because the jailhouse lawyer, to whom plaintiff gave copies 

of his administrative appeals, was transferred to another institution. Plaintiff contends that 

defendants allowed the jailhouse lawyer to transfer with plaintiff’s legal materials in his 

possession.

Because plaintiff has not yet filed an amended complaint, defendants have not yet been 

served with process. However, the court finds that plaintiff has shown good cause to grant him 

additional time in which to file an amended complaint. Because some of plaintiff’s claims 

pertained to medical care, plaintiff may be able to obtain information necessary to prepare his 

amended complaint from his central file. 

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Good cause appearing, plaintiff’s motion is partially granted. Plaintiff is granted sixty 

days in which to file an amended complaint.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 18) is partially granted; and

2. Plaintiff is granted sixty days from the date of this order in which to file an amended 

complaint. 

Dated: February 27, 2014

/orti0617.36t

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