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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD LEMAS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JILL BROWN, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-00958 SI

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE A

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

On January 29, 2008, defendant Jill Brown filed a request for leave to file a motion for

reconsideration of the Court’s September 4, 2007 Order, as it relates to the denial of plaintiff’s “good

time” credits. In that order, the Court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies, finding that defendant had failed to present any affirmative evidence

demonstrating that the administrative review process in place could have provided plaintiff any relief.

Defendant now argues that she should be granted leave to file a motion for reconsideration because

defendant learned, during discovery but after the Court’s September 4, 2007 Order, that plaintiff had

in fact filed an administrative grievance relating to his “good time” credit claim but failed to follow

through on that grievance by appealing the “Second Level” appeal decision to the “Director’s Level of

Review.” In light of this new evidence that plaintiff knew of but did not pursue his administrative

remedies, the Court finds it appropriate for the parties to brief the question whether “the appeals process

could have, or did, yield any relief under circumstances similar to those here.” Brown v. Valoff, 422

F.3d 926, 939 (9th Cir. 2004). In so doing, the parties shall focus exclusively on plaintiff’s claim for

a denial of his “good time” credits.

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United States District Court

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CONCLUSION 

Defendant’s motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration is GRANTED [Docket No. 52].

Defendant’s motion for reconsideration will be due 20 days from the date of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2008 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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