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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL PATRICK HARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAT CICHOWICZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04610-VC 

ORDER RE: PENDING MOTIONS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 13, 15, 19 and 20

Plaintiff Daniel Patrick Hard filed a pro se civil rights action alleging that the Estate of 

Cecil Dunn, the Lake County Department of Social Services and its employees Pat Cichowicz and 

James Grogg violated his due process rights in relation to Hard’s property. In a February 13, 2015 

Order of Partial Dismissal and Order of Service, the Court dismissed claims against the Estate of 

Cecil Dunn with prejudice and dismissed claims against the Lake County Department of Social 

Services with leave to amend. The Court ordered service on Cichowicz and Grogg. The Court 

also denied without prejudice Hard’s motions for a temporary restraining order or preliminary 

injunction.

On April 8, 2015, this case was reassigned to the undersigned district court judge. On 

April 16, 2015, the Court mail notifying Hard of the reassignment was returned as undeliverable. 

Previously, on April 6, 2015, Hard filed a motion for extension of time to file a change of address, 

explaining that he was being transferred from a prison in Mississippi to a prison in California and 

that it would be 90 to 120 days before he would have a stable address. He provided a temporary 

address for the time he would be in transit. The Court sent its notice to this temporary address and 

the mail was returned as undeliverable. It appears that for 90 to 120 days, Hard’s address will not 

be known to the Court or to the defendants. 

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In light of this, the Court orders as follows:

1. Hard’s motion for an extension of time to file his current address is granted. Dkt. No. 

13. However, if he does not file a notice of his current address within 120 days from the date of 

this Order, his case will be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Northern District Local Civil

Rule 3-11. His motion for an extension of time to file an amended complaint is granted. He must 

file the amended complaint within twenty-eight days of providing notice of his new address.

2. Hard’s motions for a temporary restraining order and appointment of counsel are denied 

without prejudice to re-filing when he has a permanent address, if he believes they are necessary at 

that time. Dkt. Nos. 12 and 15.

3. The defendants’ motions for an extension of time to file their answer and dispositive 

motion are granted. Their answer is due twenty-eight days after Hard files his notice of current 

address and their dispositive motion is due twenty-eight days thereafter. Dkt. Nos. 19 and 20. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 8, 2015

______________________________________

 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL PATRICK HARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAT CICHOWICZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04610-VC 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on 5/8/2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said 

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing 

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle 

located in the Clerk's office.

Daniel Patrick Hard ID: AS7874

c/o

Judy Caires

P.O. Box 93

Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423 

Dated: 5/8/2015

Richard W. Wieking

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Kristen Melen, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable VINCE CHHABRIA

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