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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DWAYNE MONTGOMERY,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. CULUM, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-1156 DC CSK P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the following reasons, plaintiff is granted an extension of forty-five 

days from the date of this order to file his opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss. 

On November 19, 2024, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 43.) Plaintiff did 

not file an opposition. Accordingly, on December 23, 2024, this Court granted plaintiff thirty 

days to file an opposition. (ECF No. 43.) In the December 23, 2024 order, this Court warned 

plaintiff that failure to file an opposition would be deemed as consent to have this action 

dismissed for lack of prosecution. (Id.) On December 23, 2024, plaintiff filed a motion for a 

thirty-day extension of time to file his opposition. (ECF No. 45.) This Court was not aware of 

plaintiff’s motion for a thirty-day extension of time when the December 23, 2024 order was 

issued. On January 13, 2025, plaintiff filed a motion for a forty-five day extension of time to file 

his opposition. (ECF No. 46.) In support of this motion, plaintiff states that he was placed in 

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restrictive housing on December 19, 2024 and does not have access to his legal paperwork. (Id.

at 2.) Plaintiff states that he requires additional time to “ascertain his legal work from prison 

officials...” (Id.) Attached to plaintiff’s motion is a document titled, “Restricted Housing Unit 

Placement Notice.” (Id. at 3.) This document states that on December 19, 2024, plaintiff was 

placed in restrictive housing due to confidential information that plaintiff’s life would be in 

danger if plaintiff remained housed at Kern Valley State Prison on Facility D. (Id.) 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for a thirty-day extension of time filed December 23, 2024 (ECF No. 

45) is denied as unnecessary; and

2 Plaintiff’s motion for a forty-five day extension of time (ECF No. 46) is granted; 

plaintiff shall file his opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss within forty-five days of the 

date of this order; any further requests for extensions of time shall be supported by appropriate 

documentation.

Dated: January 17, 2025

Mont1156.eot/2

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