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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

JOSEPH PEREZ, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

R. PADILLA,

 Defendant.

1:14-cv-01730-EPG (PC)

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S LETTER

(ECF NO. 33)

21-DAY DEADLINE

Joseph Perez (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. On November 15, 2016, defendant Padilla 

filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 30). Plaintiff also filed a notice of the motion to dismiss, 

which included a hearing date. (Id.). Because having a hearing on a motion to dismiss is not 

the Court’s regular practice (see Local Rule 230(l)), the Court vacated the hearing and ordered 

Plaintiff to file a response (ECF No. 32). On December 8, 2016, Plaintiff filed a letter. (ECF 

No. 33).

It is difficult to determine what Plaintiff is asking for. Near the end of the letter 

Plaintiff states that he wants to know when he can be present on this matter. It appears that the 

setting and vacating of the hearing may have confused Plaintiff. As mentioned above, there 

will be no hearing on defendant Padilla’s motion to dismiss unless the Court determines one is 

required after review of all the briefing. Generally, the Court does not conduct oral arguments 

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for motions to dismiss. Thus, Plaintiff must file a written response to the motion to dismiss. 

Because of this apparent confusion, the Court will grant Plaintiff twenty-one days from 

the date of service of this order to file a written response to the motion to dismiss. Defendant 

Padilla will have seven days from the filing of the response to file a reply.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff has twenty-one days from the date of service 

of this order to file a written response to defendant Padilla’s motion to dismiss. Defendant has

seven days from the filing of the response to file a reply. 

Failure to respond to the motion to dismiss may result in the motion to dismiss being 

granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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