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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN McBRIEN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

ET AL,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 09-05963 JSW

ORDER GRANTING FINAL

EXTENSION TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT

On March 24, 2010, this Court issued an order denying Plaintiff’s application to proceed

in forma pauperis and dismissed her complaint with leave to amend.

The Court found it was impossible to discern from Plaintiff’s original complaint many

of the essential details of the events that triggered the lawsuit, the legal theories under which

she seeks relief, or the causes of action against any particular named defendant. Plaintiff failed

to set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to

relief” as required by Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Plaintiff was admonished that if she wished to pursue this action, she would have to file

an amended complaint by April 2, 2010 and that failure to file a cognizable legal claim by this

date would result in dismissal of this action with prejudice. 

On May 3, 2010, Plaintiff filed a document entitled “motion for extension of time to

answer or defend.” On May 5, 2010, the Court issued an order explaining that Plaintiff need

not answer or defend and giving Plaintiff yet another extension of time to file an amended 

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complaint in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. The Court indicated that

Plaintiff would have until May 24, 2010 to file an amended complaint and that failure to file a

cognizable legal claim by this date would result in dismissal of this action with prejudice. 

On May 24, 2010, the Court received a motion for a second extension of time to answer

or defend. Again, Plaintiff is prosecuting the action and need only file an amended complaint in

compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 to continue to pursue this action. Because

the Court has not found a viable complaint to have been filed, the application to proceed in

forma pauperis is again DENIED. Should Plaintiff file a legally sufficient amended complaint,

she need not re-submit the application to proceed in forma pauperis.

 Plaintiff shall have until no later than June 25, 2010 to file an amended complaint. 

Failure to file a cognizable legal claim by this date shall result in dismissal of this action with

prejudice and there shall be no further extensions of time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN McBRIEN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN

FRANCISCO, ET AL,

Defendants. /

Case Number: CV09-05963 JSW 

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 May 28, 2010, 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.

Karen W. McBrien

3616 Far West Blvd.

##117-252

Austin, TX 78731

Dated: May 28, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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