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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr. is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983.

Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to conduct 

discovery prior to ruling on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed November 12, 2015. 

This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against Defendant Johnson 

and on Plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendant Dimmer.

 On July 31, 2015, Defendants Johnson and Dimmer filed an answer to the operative complaint. 

On August 3, 2015, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 34.) The deadline 

for completion of all discovery is April 3, 2016. (Id.) 

On November 2, 2015, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment relating to exhaustion 

of the administrative remedies. (ECF No. 38.) 

LORENZO FOSSELMAN, JR.

 Plaintiff,

v.

D. DIMMER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-01302-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST 

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AN 

OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

[ECF No. 34]

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In his present request for a continuance, Plaintiff submits that on September 21, 2015, he 

served Defendants with requests Production of Document and Admissions, and Plaintiff is in need of 

the discovery responses in order to properly address Defendants’ pending motion for summary 

judgment. The Court will grant Plaintiff an extension of time to file an opposition to Defendants’ 

motion for summary judgment; however, the Court need not extend the discovery deadline as it has 

not yet expired.

Good cause having been presented to the Court, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff is 

granted thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order to file an opposition to Defendants’ 

motion for summary judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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