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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH ALAN SIERRA,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0427 ALA P

vs.

C.A. TERHUNE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff Kenneth Sierra is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this

civil rights actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 21, 2008, plaintiff requested an

additional fifteen days to file his amended complaint. Plaintiff also requested a temporary

restraining order. For the reasons stated below, both requests will be denied. 

On May 4, 2007, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed because the complaint was not

legible. Plaintiff was given thirty days to file an amended complaint. On June 15, 2007, plaintiff

was granted a sixty day extension of time to file his amended complaint. On September 6, 2007,

plaintiff was granted an additional thirty days. On November 2, 2007, plaintiff was granted an

additional sixty-three days. Finally, on January 4, 2008, plaintiff was yet again granted sixtythree days to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff now seeks additional time.

The court has been waiting for plaintiff to file his amended complaint for over nine 

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months. Even under difficult conditions involving complex matters, it should not take plaintiff

nine months to make an illegible complaint legible. 

Now plaintiff asks this court to impose a temporary restraining order against defendants

who are unaware of this action because plaintiff has not crafted a valid complaint. This court

will not entertain such a request. 

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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's February 21, 2008, motion for a temporary restraining order is

DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s February 21, 2008, motion for an extension of time is DENIED; and

3. Plaintiff is reminded that failure to file an amended complaint within the

allotted time may result in dismissal. 

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DATED: February 25, 2008

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Sitting by Designation

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