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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLY R. OLSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HORNBROOK COMMUNITY 

SERVICES DISRICT, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-CV-0646-KJM-DMC

ORDER

Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Pending before the 

Court is plaintiff’s request for a stay of the briefing schedule for pending motions established in 

the March 20, 2020, order. See ECF No. 119.

On March 20, 2020, the Court ordered various pending motions submitted on the 

papers and vacated the hearing set for March 25, 2020, on the motions to dismiss and strike, ECF 

Nos. 108 and 109, filed by defendants Robert Winston, Kirsher, and Winston & Boston, L.C. As 

to the motions to dismiss and strike, the Court granted plaintiff until May 11, 2020, to file an 

opposition. Finally, the Court ordered that, upon completion of briefing on the motions to 

dismiss and strike, those motions would also stand submitted on the papers. 

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In her motion to stay the briefing schedule, plaintiff cites her disability, lack of 

access to transportation, and long distance from her rural residence in far north California to the 

closest place to conduct legal research in Medford, Oregon, as well as shelter-in-place orders 

issued by the governors of California and Oregon, and advises the Court that she will be unable to 

participate in the litigation during the current COVID-19 emergency. See ECF No. 119. Plaintiff 

requests a stay of briefing on the motions to dismiss and stay. See id. Plaintiff also requests a 

stay of briefing on her motion to strike affirmative defenses, ECF No. 116, filed on February 28, 

2020, but not at that time noticed for a hearing. See id. Plaintiff has no objection to submission 

of the other pending motions outlined in the Court’s March 20, 2020, order. See id. 

The Court finds the relief plaintiff requests is reasonable under the circumstances 

and, for good cause shown, plaintiff’s motion will be granted. Briefing on the motions to dismiss 

and strike, ECF Nos. 108 and 109, filed by defendants Robert Winston, Kirsher, and Winston & 

Boston, L.C., is stayed for 30 days from the date of this order. Briefing on plaintiff’s motion to 

strike affirmative defenses, ECF No. 116, is also stayed for 30 days from the date of this order. 

Upon expiration of the stay of briefing, the Court will issue an order either setting a new briefing 

schedule or continuing the stay. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 30, 2020

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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