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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

BENJAMIN BROWNLEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. BURNES, K. CLARK, M. RIVERA, P. 

RODRIGUEZ, and J.J. FLORES,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00376- HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

(Doc. No. 13)

OCTOBER 2, 2023 DEADLINE

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Benjamin Brownlee’s Motion for Extension of Time

constructively filed on August 1, 2023.1(Doc. No. 13). Plaintiff seeks a 60-day extension of time 

to file a response to the Court’s June 30, 2023, Order to Show Cause (Doc. No. 12). Plaintiff asserts 

he needs additional time because he had surgery to his dominant hand and is unable to hand write 

his motions, he does not currently have his legal property, and he is scheduled for transfer to New 

York for an out of state court hearing. (Id. at 1).

The Court may grant an extension of time “with or without motion or notice if the court 

acts, or if a request is made, before the original time or its extension expires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 

1 Although docketed on August 7, 2023, the Court affords Plaintiff, a prisoner, the benefit of the mailbox 

rule and deems the motions filed on the date he certifies he delivered to motions correctional officials for 

mailing. 

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6(b)(1)(A). The Court finds good cause to grant the requested extension. Plaintiff must deliver his 

response to the Order to Show Cause to correctional officials no later than October 2, 2023.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time (Doc. No. 13) is GRANTED to the extent

Plaintiff must deliver his response to the Court’s June 30, 2023 Order to Show Cause 

to correctional officials for mailing no later than October 2, 2023.

2. If Plaintiff fails to timely respond, the undersigned will recommend the district court 

dismiss this action for the reasons set forth in the June 30, 2023 Order and/or for 

Plaintiff’s failure to comply with a court order and/or prosecute this action. 

Dated: August 8, 2023 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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