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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 

KENNETH A. GRIFFIN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

J. CLARK KELSO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:10-cv-2525 MCE AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. On September 15, 2016, plaintiff filed a request for extension of time in which he stated 

that he was in the process of finding an attorney to represent him and that one attorney had 

expressed interest in his case. ECF No. 77. A proposed order granting substitution of attorney 

has now been filed. ECF No. 80. Although plaintiff’s electronic signature does not comply with 

the requirements set forth in Local Rule 131, since plaintiff has been proceeding pro se, the court 

will construe the proposed order as a notice of appearance, for which plaintiff’s signature is not 

required. In light of the appearance of counsel, the court shall sua sponte extend plaintiff’s 

November 2, 2016 deadline to respond to defendants’ motion for summary judgment by thirty 

days. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The proposed order granting substitution of attorney (ECF No. 80) is construed as a 

notice of appearance. 

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket to reflect that plaintiff is 

represented by counsel as indicated in the notice of appearance (ECF No. 80). 

3. Plaintiff shall have an additional thirty days, up to and including December 2, 2016, to 

file and serve a response to defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Defendants’ reply, if any, 

shall be filed within seven days thereafter. 

4. Hearing on the motion for summary judgment is set before Magistrate Judge Allison 

Claire on January 18, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, 

Sacramento, California, 95814 in Courtroom #26. 

DATED: November 1, 2016 

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