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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL LUCIEN GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-01051-KJM-CKD P

ORDER

 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion 

to stay these proceedings pending the receipt of his personal property following his prison 

transfer on or about May 9, 2023. ECF No. 21. 

A review of the docket in this case indicates that the court screened plaintiff’s complaint 

on November 22, 2022 and gave him the option of proceeding on the Eighth Amendment claims 

against defendants Colvin, Brooks, and Stewart, or of filing an amended complaint to fix the 

deficiencies with respect to the remaining defendants and claims. ECF No. 10. Plaintiff elected 

to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 13. However, to date, plaintiff has not filed an amended 

complaint, despite being granted an extension of time to do so. ECF No. 18. 

On March 30, 2023, the undersigned issued Findings and Recommendations to dismiss 

this action without prejudice based on plaintiff’s failure to file an amended complaint within the 

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time provided. ECF No. 19. Plaintiff filed a cursory two-page objection, but no amended

complaint. ECF No. 20. 

In his most recent filing, plaintiff indicates that he was hospitalized and separated from his 

personal property. ECF No. 21. He requests a stay to be able to respond to court orders until 

such time as his personal property is returned to him. ECF No. 21. The court construes 

plaintiff’s motion as a request for an extension of time. So construed, the motion will be granted. 

Plaintiff will be granted one final extension of time in which to file an amended complaint in this 

case. However, the court will not vacate the March 30, 2023 Findings and Recommendations at 

this time. Plaintiff will be granted 21 days in which to file an amended complaint. If plaintiff 

complies with this order, the court will vacate the Findings and Recommendations and proceed to 

screen plaintiff’s amended complaint. If no amended complaint is filed within the 21 day time 

period, the court will submit the pending Findings and Recommendations to the district court 

judge. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for a stay (ECF No. 21) is construed as a request for an extension of 

time. So construed, the motion is granted.

2. Plaintiff shall have 21 days from the date of this order in which to file an amended 

complaint. No further extensions of time will be granted in this case. 

3. If plaintiff fails to comply with this order within the time provided, the Findings and 

Recommendations issued on March 30, 2023 will be submitted to the district judge 

assigned to this case.

Dated: June 21, 2023

12/garc1051.m2stay.docx

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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