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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

JAMES L. THOMPSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

C/O MORALES, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:04-cv-06554-LJO-SMS PC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A

MOTION TO COMPEL

(Doc. 64)

Plaintiff James L. Thompson (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 22,2007, plaintiff filed a

motion seeking an extension of time to file a motion to compel due to lack of law library access.

Defendants did not file a response.1

Pursuant to the court’s order filed April 2, 2007, defendants were granted an extension of

time to serve their responses to plaintiff’s discovery requests. Plaintiff was granted thirty days from

the date of service of the requests to file a motion to compel, if any. Defendants served their

responses on May 1, 2007, and plaintiff timely filed the instant motion for an extension of time. Fed.

R. Civ. P. 6(e); Caldwell v. Amend, 30 F.3d 1199, 1202 (9th Cir. 1994); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S.

266, 270 (1988). 

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Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time is HEREBY GRANTED, and plaintiff’s motion

to compel, if any, must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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