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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

DONALD DEUTSCH,

Plaintiff,

vs.

A. ENENMOH, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:13-CV-00504 LJO DLB PC

ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS 

ACTION 

[ECF No. 15]

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT

[ECF No. 16]

Plaintiff Donald Deutsch (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner in the custody of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this 

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed his complaint on April 8, 2013. 

On December 29, 2014, the Court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. 

Plaintiff was granted thirty (30) days to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff notified the Court 

of a changed address on January 23, 2015; therefore, the Court re-served the order on February 

2, 2015, and reset the deadline for filing an amended complaint. On February 4, 2015, Plaintiff 

filed a motion for a sixty (60) day extension of time. On February 6, 2015, the Court granted the 

motion for extension of time and extended the deadline by sixty days. On April 6, 2015, Plaintiff 

filed a motion for a thirty (30) day extension of time. On April 13, 2015, the Court granted 

Plaintiff a second extension of time and extended the deadline by an additional thirty (30) days to 

May 18, 2015. The deadline for filing an amended complaint passed and Plaintiff failed to file 

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an amended complaint or otherwise communicate with the Court. Therefore, on May 28, 2015, 

the Court issued a Findings and Recommendation which recommended the action be dismissed 

for failure to state a claim and failure to prosecute. 

On June 15, 2015, Plaintiff filed the instant motion requesting leave to file a First 

Amended Complaint. Plaintiff states he was preparing to file his First Amended Complaint prior 

to the May 18, 2015, deadline. However, without advance notice, he was advised by prison staff 

on May 15, 2015, to take his property to be packed up since he was being transferred from 

Avenal State Prison back to Valley State Prison due to a negative skin test for Valley Fever. 

Plaintiff states he arrived at Valley State Prison on May 27, 2015, and has not been given his 

property which contains his legal documents. Plaintiff asks that he be granted additional time to 

file his First Amended Complaint in light of the above.

Good cause having been presented, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, the 

Court hereby VACATES the Findings and Recommendation of May 28, 2015. Plaintiff is 

GRANTED an additional thirty (30) days to file his First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff is 

advised that absent extraordinary circumstances, no further extensions will be granted, and 

failure to file a First Amended Complaint within the time provided will result in dismissal of the 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 25, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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