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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME—C-05-00070 RMW

MAG

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 11/6/07 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LAFAYETTE HAYES,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. WILLIAMS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. C-05-00070 RMW

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

[Re Docket No. 20]

On April 10, 2006, when plaintiff was proceeding pro se, the court issued an order of service

in the above-captioned matter, setting a briefing schedule for dispositive motions. Plaintiff

subsequently retained counsel and, because defendants had not yet answered, asked the court to

require defendants to answer the complaint. On August 22, 2007, the court ordered defendants to

respond to plaintiff's complaint or to show cause by written declaration on or before September 7,

2007 why they have not responded to plaintiff's complaint. 

On October 31, 2007 defendant Williams, through his counsel, the Office of the California

Attorney General, requested an extension of time to file a dispositive motion. The Office of the

Attorney General only received authorization to accept service for Williams in October 2007, and

therefore did not receive the court's April 10, 2006 order of service until October 17, 2007. 

Williams's counsel asserts that due to the press of business he will be unable to file a dispositive

motion without extreme hardship until late December and requests an extension of time to December

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29, 2007 to comply with the court's order of service. 

Good cause appearing, defendant's motion (docket no. 20) is granted. Defendant shall file a

motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion on or before December 29, 2007. 

DATED: 11/5/07 

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiffs:

James L. Armstrong jla@theaccidentallawyer.com 

Counsel for Defendants:

John Devine john.devine@doj.ca.gov

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 11/06/07 /s/ MAG 

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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