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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

QUETZAL CONTRERAZ, )

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Plaintiff, )

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D. ADAMS, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:04-CV-6039 AWI LJO P 

 

THIRD ORDER GRANTING

EXTENSION OF TIME

 

(DOCUMENT #18)

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On June 22, 2006, plaintiff filed his third motion to extend time to file an amended complaint. 

Plaintiff states that he has discovered additional documents and defendants to add to his complaint. 

Plaintiff is informed that it is inappropriate to attach exhibits to a complaint. See Rule 8, Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. Further, the Court cannot serve as a repository for the parties' evidence. 

Originals or copies of evidence (i.e., prison or medical records, witness affidavits, etc.) should not be

submitted until the course of litigation brings the evidence into question (for example, on a motion

for summary judgment, at trial, or when requested by the court). At this point, the submission of

evidence is premature as the Plaintiff is only required to state a prima facie claim for relief. 

Similarly, to the extent that Plaintiff is seeking to add new defendants and claims, he should

be aware that he may not include events and defendants concerning issues that have occurred after

the initiation of this action on July 30, 2004. Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act

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(“PLRA”) of 1995, “[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under [42 U.S.C.

§ 1983], or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional

facility until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). 

The Section 1997e(a) exhaustion requirement applies to all prisoner suits relating to prison life. 

Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516, 532 (2002). Prisoners must complete the prison’s administrative

process, regardless of the relief sought by the prisoner and regardless of the relief offered by the

process, as long as the administrative process can provide some sort of relief on the complaint stated. 

Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741 (2001). "All 'available' remedies must now be exhausted; those

remedies need not meet federal standards, nor must they be 'plain, speedy, and effective." ' Porter,

534 U.S. at 524 (citing Booth, 532 U.S. at 739 n. 5). Exhaustion must occur prior to filing suit. 

McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199-1201 (9th Cir.2002) (emphasis added). Plaintiff may not

exhaust while the suit is pending. McKinney, 311 F.3d at 1199-1201. Thus, any inclusion of claims

and defendants that have occurred after the filing of this action are necessary unexhausted under

Section 1997e(a) and require dismissal. 

Good cause having been presented to the court and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING

THEREFOR, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

 Plaintiff is granted THIRTY DAYS from the date of service of this order in which to file his

amended complaint. Plaintiff is forewarned that no further extensions will be granted but upon a

showing of extremely good cause. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b6edp0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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