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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 JEROME MITCHELL,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-1658 JAM DAD P

vs.

SNOWDEN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action

seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for an

extension of time to conduct discovery.

On October 6, 2011, the court issued an order extending the deadline for

discovery and dispositive motions in this action because both parties had demonstrated good

cause to modify the original scheduling order. Specifically, defendants informed the court that

they had been unable to depose plaintiff because his psychiatric condition had deteriorated and he

was being held in an inpatient mental health unit where he was without access to his legal and

personal property. In addition, plaintiff informed the court that he was unable to complete

discovery in the four months allotted for that phase of the litigation in the original scheduling

order due to his inpatient hospitalization.

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In plaintiff’s most recently filed motion for an extension of time to conduct

discovery, plaintiff explains that he still has not received access to his legal and personal property

and is unable to meet the new discovery deadline established by the court. At this time the court

will not rule on plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time and instead will order defense counsel

to file a response to plaintiff’s motion. In any response to plaintiff’s motion, defense counsel is

directed to inform the court as to the status of plaintiff’s legal and personal property.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within thirty days of the date of service of this order defense counsel shall file

a response to plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to conduct discovery; and

2. In any response to plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time, defense counsel

is directed to inform the court as to the status of plaintiff’s legal and personal property.

DATED: November 22, 2011.

DAD:9

mitch1658.46resp

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