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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHEENA SHAW,

Plaintiff,

v.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT,

Defendant.

No. 2:16-cv-00729-TLN-CKD

ORDER

Plaintiff Sheena Shaw (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action on April 6, 2016. (Compl., ECF 

No. 1.) On April 19, 2016, Magistrate Judge Carolyn Delaney dismissed the case and granted 

Plaintiff 28 days leave to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff requested multiple 

extensions of time to file her amended complaint and also moved to appoint counsel. Upon 

appointment of counsel, Magistrate Judge Delaney permitted Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s Counsel 

until October 31, 2016, to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 11.) At 7:37 PM on October 31, 

2016, Counsel for Plaintiff filed a request for extension of time to file the amended complaint. 

(ECF No. 13.) Counsel cites as the reasons for the extension request an upcoming trial date of 

November 8, 2016, which has been continued, and briefing requests by the Court of Appeal on 

October 11, 2016. (ECF No. 13 at 2.) The Court recognizes that Counsel for Plaintiff has likely 

known of the trial date in November for months. Additionally, Counsel knew on October 11, 

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2016, of the Court of Appeal’s request for additional letter briefing. Given this knowledge, the 

Court would have expected Counsel to request an extension of time before the evening of the 

deadline for filing the amended complaint. The Court admonishes Counsel to file any future 

requests in a more reasonable time, especially when Counsel knows the reasons for the request 

prior to the deadline. The Court will not grant any future requests for extension of time absent 

good cause being shown. 

However, to allow Plaintiff a fair chance to litigate her claim, the Court GRANTS 

Counsel’s request for an extension of time and hereby ORDERS Plaintiff to file an amended 

complaint with the Court by November 30, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2016

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