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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

MICHAEL BAKER,

Plaintiff, No. 2: 09-cv-2757 MCE KJN P

vs.

PEREZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s September 2, 2011 motion

to stay defendants’ summary judgment motion or, in the alternative, for an extension of time to

file an opposition. Defendants filed their summary judgment motion on August 10, 2011.

In the pending motion, plaintiff presents several grounds in support of his request. 

First, plaintiff alleges that his motion to compel, to which defendants filed their opposition on

June 20, 2011, is still pending. On August 24, 2011, the undersigned granted in part and denied

in part this motion to compel. On September 7, 2011, defendants filed supplemental responses to

several discovery requests, in accordance with the August 24, 2011 order. Therefore, plaintiff’s

motion to compel is no longer pending. 

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Plaintiff next alleges that due to inadequate law library access, he has not had an

adequate opportunity to conduct discovery. The record reflects that plaintiff has conducted

extensive discovery. The twenty-seven page August 24, 2011 order addressing plaintiff’s motion

to compel addressed 53 requests for admissions, nine requests for production of documents and

twenty-four interrogatories. Clearly, plaintiff has conducted extensive discovery. Plaintiff’s

request to conduct additional discovery is not well-supported.

Plaintiff next alleges that he requires additional time to obtain certified documents

in support of his opposition to defendants’ summary judgment motion. Plaintiff alleges that

prison officials have refused to certify documents from his medical records. 

Plaintiff may submit documents from his medical records in his opposition to

defendants’ summary judgment motion. If defendants object to these documents on grounds that

they are not certified, the court will consider the issue of certification at that time. 

Plaintiff next alleges that he requires additional time to contact three inmate

witnesses. Plaintiff has had adequate time and opportunity to contact inmate witnesses. 

For the reasons discussed above, the undersigned finds that plaintiff has not

presented adequate grounds to stay defendants’ summary judgment motion or to grant plaintiff a

lengthy extension of time to file an opposition.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to stay and for extension of time (Dkt. No. 74) is denied;

2. Plaintiff’s opposition to defendants’ summary judgment motion is due within

twenty-eight days of the date of this order.

DATED: September 8, 2011

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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