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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENO RIOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF 

CORRECTIONS, et al,

Defendants.

1:12-cv-01334-LJO-SKO (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO 

FILE OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF 

NON-OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S 

MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT/AMEND 

PLEADINGS

(Doc. 29)

TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

' 1983. After remand from the Ninth Circuit, Plaintiff is proceeding on his claims against 

Defendants J. Briggs, DDS, Edgar Clark, J. Kim, A. Liberstein, Teresa Macias, William J. 

McGuinness, Nereddy, J. Neubarth, H. N. Nguyen, Robert S. Pringle, DDS, P. Rouch, David 

Shampain, Sisodia, and J. Wong for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Docs. 23, 24.) Service on Defendants of Plaintiff’s First 

Amended Complaint, filed on June 13, 2013, was ordered on August 21, 2015. (Doc. 26.) 

On October 9, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking to supplement/amend his pleadings to 

join additional persons as defendants in this action. (Doc. 29.) Defendants filed their answer to 

the First Amended Complaint on November 3, 2015. (Doc. 30.) Since Plaintiff’s motion was 

filed a little less than a month prior to Defendants’ appearance, the time for filing an opposition 

had lapsed. Because of the nature of Plaintiff’s motion, Defendants’ response/opposition is 

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essential.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that within twenty-one (21) days from the date 

of service of this order, Defendants shall file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to 

Plaintiff’s motion to supplement/amend his pleadings filed on October 9, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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