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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS O. KENNARD, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-1750 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis is this civil rights 

action filed pursuant to 48 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 16, 2015, plaintiff filed a Notice of Change 

of Address reflecting that he has a new Identification Number at his ongoing place of detention, 

Coalinga State Hospital. Plaintiff also informed the court that he was never served with 

defendants’ answer to the complaint, and thus requests an order directing service, and a forty-five 

day extension of the deadlines set forth in the Discovery and Scheduling Order issued April 6, 

2015. 

 The copy of defendants’ answer to the complaint filed with the court does not include a 

certificate of service. See ECF No. 9. Defendants’ private counsel is reminded that service of all 

documents on plaintiff must be by mail or hand delivered, and must be verifiable on the court’s 

docket. Plaintiff does not have access to the court’s electronic filing system or docket. Due to 

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this omission, plaintiff’s requests will be granted in part; the current deadlines will be extended 

by twenty-eight days. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendants shall, within seven days after the filing date of this order, serve plaintiff 

with a copy of their answer, and file a certificate of service with the court. 

 2. The Discovery and Scheduling Order filed April 6, 2015 is amended as follows: the 

discovery deadline is extended from July 31, 2015 to August 28, 2105; the dispositive motion 

deadline is extended from October 16, 2015 to November 13, 2015. 

DTAED: April 20, 2015 

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