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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KERRY D. FRITZ II, )

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. )

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COUNTY OF KERN, et al., )

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Defendant. )

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No. CV-F-07-377 OWW/TAG 

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE THIRD AMENDED

COMPLAINT AND DIRECTING

PLAINTIFF TO FILE THIRD

AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHIN 20

DAYS OF SERVICE DATE OF

ORDER (Doc. 78) 

By Memorandum Decision filed on May 12, 2008, Plaintiff was

ordered to file a Third Amended Complaint within 20 days of

service of the Memorandum Decision. 

On May 29, 2008, Plaintiff filed a motion for extension of

time to file the Third Amended Complaint and to stay proceedings

in this action:

The Court is requested to post-pone the date

of the filing of the TAC until the end until

[sic] such time after the criminal

proceedings against him so that Plaintiff can

return to Indonesia and gather the necessary

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letters rogatory from the officials who can

better project how much money the Plaintiff

lost being spent in the claimed frivolous

litigation against him.

The Court is requested to stay the

proceedings in order to hold a scheduling

conference so that various discovery-related

issues can be discussed and to discuss the

relevance to the Claims’ elements, as well as

to make clear what is irrelevant to the

claims or defenses.

Plaintiff’s request for an open-ended extension of time to

file the Third Amended Complaint is denied. This action cannot

proceed in the absence of the Third Amended Complaint. Discovery

under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be tied to the

Third Amended Complaint and cannot commence until that pleading

is filed and, in the event Defendants do not again move to

dismiss, file Answers. Plaintiff presents no legitimate basis

for staying this action pending the conclusion of the 2007

criminal proceedings against him. Until the Third Amended

Complaint is filed alleging a cognizable claim based on the 2007

criminal proceedings, it cannot be determined whether or not a

discretionary stay will be entered with respect to that claim. 

Plaintiff’s assertions that he cannot adequately plead his

damages without traveling to Indonesia “to discuss with the

various officials previously dealt with how much more money than

that owed to the Plaintiff just for being incarcerated against

his will, plus the time accruing in the present state and federal

litigation(s), vis-à-vis what those officials and the Plaintiff

had previously planned,” does not justify the requested openCase 1:07-cv-00377-OWW -DLB Document 80 Filed 06/10/08 Page 2 of 3
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ended extension. 

Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time represents that

Plaintiff had oral surgery on May 13, 2008, which prevented

“Plaintiff from traveling and receiving his main mail for a

period of time afterwards.” Given this representation, Plaintiff

is granted an additional 20 days from the service date of this

Order to file the Third Amended Complaint. Plaintiff is advised

that failure to timely comply will result in dismissal of this

action and that no further extensions of time to file the Third

Amended Complaint will be granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 9, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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