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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD DOUGLAS COLLETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

RUSSELL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00857-KAW (PR)

ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, 

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR TIME 

TO FILE MOTION RE FAILURE TO 

PROSECUTE

Re: Dkt. No. 38

On October 23, 2015, Defendants filed a notice that they are unable to file a dispositive 

motion because Plaintiff Ronald Douglas Collett was released from custody before Defendants 

could finish deposing him and he did not leave a forwarding address. Defendants state that they 

have tried, but have been unable to locate Plaintiff. They request sixty days in which to file a 

motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute.

Sixty days to complete a motion to dismiss based on the failure to prosecute is excessive. 

Defendants are granted twenty-one days from the date of this Order to file such a motion. 

Plaintiff’s opposition is due twenty-eight days thereafter. Defendants are not required to file a 

reply.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 23, 2015

______________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:14-cv-00857-KAW Document 40 Filed 11/25/15 Page 1 of 1