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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

BENJIE D. BROOKINS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-0916 GEB JFM P

vs.

CAL TERHUNE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On May 23, 2005, plaintiff filed a letter requesting an extension of time. That

document was not served on defendants. Plaintiff acknowledges in his filing that he did not

serve counsel for defendants and asks the court to make copies and send one to opposing counsel

and return one copy to plaintiff.

However, on June 1, 2004, plaintiff was advised that every document submitted to

the court for consideration must be served on counsel for defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5; Local

Rule 5-135(b). Plaintiff is cautioned that lack of access to the law library is not an excuse for

failing to serve opposing counsel. Although tedious, plaintiff is permitted to serve handwritten

copies of his filings on counsel for defendants. Plaintiff is advised that future failure to serve his

filings on counsel for defendants will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed for

his failure to comply with court orders. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s May 23, 2005 request for an extension of time is denied without

prejudice. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to properly serve any documents subsequently filed

in this action, and failure to include a proper certificate of service with such filing, may result in a

recommendation that this action be dismissed.

2. Plaintiff shall file his opposition to defendants’ April 26, 2005 motion to

dismiss within twenty days from the date of this order. Failure to timely file an opposition may

result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

DATED: May 26, 2005.

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broo0916.35(1) 

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