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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER JACKSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2023 WBS GGH P

vs.

JAMES WALKER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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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 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides as follows:

There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim

denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a

cross-claim; a third-party complaint, if a person who was not an original

party is summoned under the provisions of Rule 14; and a third-party

answer, if a third-party complaint is served. No other pleading shall be

allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or a thirdparty 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 December 19, 2007

request for an extension of time is denied.

DATED: 1/7/08

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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