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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

MARIO ANDRE RUSHING,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFF MACOMBER, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:16-cv-0452 DB P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action for relief pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Plaintiff has filed a request for an extension of time to file a reply to defendants’ answer. 

Rule 7(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:

(a) Pleadings. Only these pleadings are allowed:

(1) a complaint; 

(2) an answer to a complaint; 

. . . 

(7) if the court orders one, a reply to an answer.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a) (emphasis added). The court has not ordered plaintiff to reply to defendants’ 

answer and declines to make such an order.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for an extension of time 

(ECF No. 21) is denied.

DATED: August 23, 2016 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

DLB:9

DLB1:prisoner-civil rights/Rush0452.77e

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