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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAHMOOD YOONESSI,

Plaintiff,

v.

LETITIA JAMES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-0023 TLN DB PS

ORDER

Plaintiff Mahmood Yoonessi is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred 

to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On

March 2, 2023, defendants Letitia James and Merrill Tisch filed a motion for an extension of time 

to respond to plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 6.) Therein, defendants explain that they are “New 

York State Defendants,” which “are rarely, if ever, sued in the United States District Courts 

outside the State of New York.” (ECF No. 6-1 at 2.) Accordingly, defendants request 45 days to 

respond to plaintiff’s complaint. (Id.) On March 23, 2023, plaintiff filed an opposition to 

defendants’ motion. (ECF No. 7.) The undersigned finds that defendants have established good 

cause for granting an extension of time to respond.1

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1 The undersigned also finds defendants’ motion suitable for resolution without a hearing 

pursuant to Local Rule 230(g).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ March 2, 2023 motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 6) is granted; 

2. The April 7, 2023 hearing of defendants’ motion for an extension of time is vacated; 

and

3. Defendants shall file a response to plaintiff’s complaint within forty-five days of the 

date of this order. 

Dated: April 3, 2023

DLB:6

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