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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

WILLIAM ADAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. WAYNE ULIT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-0642 DLB PC

ORDER VACATING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE 

DISMISSED

[ECF No. 14]

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff William Adams, (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action on April 27, 2015. He consented to the jurisdiction of the 

Magistrate Judge on June 22, 2015.

On February 25, 2016, the Court screened the complaint and found it failed to state a 

cognizable claim for relief. Plaintiff was directed to file an amended complaint within thirty days. 

On March 24, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion for extension of time to file an amended complaint. The 

motion was granted and the deadline to file an amended complaint was extended by thirty days. 

Over thirty days passed and Plaintiff failed to comply. Plaintiff was advised that failure to comply 

would result in dismissal of the action with prejudice for failure to state a claim. Therefore, on May 

11, 2016, the Court issued an order directing Plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be 

dismissed for failure to comply.

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On May 31, 2016, Plaintiff filed a response to the order to show cause. Plaintiff states he 

mailed a request for an extension of time on April 25, 2016, but he did so in letter format. It appears 

the request was not filed since any request must be made in motion form. Plaintiff states he is now 

aware that he must correspond with the Court in motion form and not by letter. Plaintiff states that 

he had requested an extension because he was still awaiting medical documents from the prison 

medical records department.

Good cause having been presented and good cause appearing therefor, the order to show 

cause is VACATED, and Plaintiff is GRANTED thirty days from the date of service of this order to 

file a First Amended Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 1, 2016 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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