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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

MATTHEW H. BECKETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCALIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-01468-BAK (HBK) (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR COPY 

OF FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. No. 21)

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for an extension of time to file a 

second amended complaint.

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 (Doc. No. 21). Plaintiff advises that when he was transferred 

from California State Prison–Sacramento to Atascadero State Hospital, staff misplaced or 

withheld his legal files and other property. (Id.). Plaintiff states he has “written the Warden 

J*eff Lynch and filed a grievance by way of U.S. Mail 07-25-22.” (Id.) Additionally, Plaintiff 

requests a certified copy of his first amended complaint so that he can address all the issues

identified in the second screening order. (Id.; Doc. No. 17). The Court finds that Plaintiff has 

shown good cause for the requested extension of time.

1 Plaintiff captioned his motion as seeking an extension of time to file a “FAC,” or first amended complaint. This 

appears to be a scrivener’s error. 

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for a copy of his first amended complaint and thirty-day 

extension of time to file a second amended complaint (Doc. No. 21) is 

GRANTED;

2. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this Order, Plaintiff shall file a 

second amended complaint; and

3. If Plaintiff fails to file a second amended complaint, the Court will recommend 

the action be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to obey a court order and 

failure to state a claim.

4. The Clerk of Court is directed to attach a courtesy copy of Plaintiff’s first 

amended complaint (Doc. No. 11), the second screening order (Doc. No. 17), and 

a civil rights complaint form.

Dated: August 18, 2022 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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