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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW JAMES GRIFFIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. MOON, M.D., et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-02034-LJO-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD

MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO OBJECT TO FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS

(ECF No. 82)

Plaintiff Matthew James Griffin (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 28, 2016, the Court issued findings 

and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed for failure to state a claim. 

(ECF No. 74.) Plaintiff moved for, and was previously granted, two 30-day extensions of time to 

file objections to the findings and recommendations. (ECF Nos. 77, 79.) 

Plaintiff has now filed a third motion seeking a 14-day extension of time to file objections 

to the findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 82.) In support, Plaintiff notes that he has filed 

some objections to the findings and recommendations, which were entered in this action on May 

5, 2016. (ECF No. 80.) However, Plaintiff explains that he ran out of writing paper, and has 

further objections to make. He seeks fourteen (14) days to obtain more paper and finish his 

objections. 

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Plaintiff has submitted a declaration in support, including documentation showing he has 

requested more paper using the prison’s pre-printed forms. (ECF No. 82, pp. 9-12.) The Court 

finds Plaintiff is acting diligently in this matter, and there is good cause under these circumstances 

to grant the requested extension of time. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for a third extension of time to object to the findings and 

recommendations, (ECF No. 82), is HEREBY GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file any objections to the 

findings and recommendations within fourteen (14) days of service with this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 9, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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