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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOUGLAS MAURICE SHORTRIDGE,

Plaintiff,

v.

FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION 

PAYROLL SERVICE, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04850-JCS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

EXTEND TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION

BRIEF

Re: Dkt. No. 47

Defendants have moved for judgment on the pleadings on the basis that the patent at issue 

in this case is ineligible for protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dkt. 41. Plaintiff, proceeding pro 

se, now moves for additional time to file his opposition brief, citing difficulties that he faces as a 

non-lawyer conducting legal research, responding to multiple concurrent motions, and navigating 

the settlement process. See generally Mot. (dkt. 47). Plaintiff requests an additional twenty-one 

days beyond the current filing deadline of February 11, 2015. Id. Defendants state that they “do 

not oppose a reasonable extension of time,” but that Plaintiff’s request for twenty-one days “seems 

excessive.” Opp’n (dkt. 51) at 2.

The Court hereby GRANTS IN PART Plaintiff’s request for an extension of the briefing 

schedule. Plaintiff’s opposition to Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings shall be 

filed no later than February 25, 2015. Defendants’ reply shall be filed no later than March 4, 

2015. The hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m. on March 27, 2015 in Courtroom G of the San 

Francisco courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Avenue.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2015

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:14-cv-04850-JCS Document 53 Filed 02/10/15 Page 1 of 1