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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

RICARDO WHEATLEY, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

SERGEANT D. DOMINGUEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00481-CDB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

FIRST EX PARTE REQUEST FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO 

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc 27)

Plaintiff Ricardo Wheatley, Jr., is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 18, 2023, after 

screening Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (SAC) and finding cognizable claims, the Court 

ordered service on Defendants. (Doc. 23). Defendants filed their waiver of service on October 

19, 2023, yielding their deadline to respond to the SAC on November 20, 2023. (Doc. 26).

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ request for 30-day extension of time within 

which to respond to the SAC. (Doc. 27). In support of the request, counsel for Defendants 

declares she recently was assigned to the case (which the Court notices was after Defendants 

filed a notice of intent to waive service, see Doc. 25). Counsel declares that she has begun a 

review of the case materials but requires additional time prior to responding to the SAC to 

continue review of case materials, to research potential defenses, and to file a responsive 

pleading. Id.

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Accordingly, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’

ex parte motion for an extension of time to respond to the SAC (Doc. 27) is GRANTED. 

Defendants shall respond to the SAC by December 20, 2023.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2023 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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