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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 

YASIR MEHMOOD, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FALK, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:15-cv-673-MCE-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a federal pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel in this civil action. On 

December 9, 2015, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. That order 

explained the deficiencies in the complaint and granted plaintiff thirty days to file an amended 

complaint to cure the deficiencies identified in the screening order. Plaintiff was admonished that 

failure to file an amended complaint would result in a recommendation that this action be 

dismissed. ECF No. 16. On January 21, 2016, when plaintiff failed to timely file an amended 

complaint, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action 

be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be 

granted. ECF No. 18. 

Plaintiff filed objections on February 22, 2016, in which he complains that a facility 

transfer has left his without his “legal papers,” and that he has an impending trial in July. He 

requests a six-month extension of time to submit his amended complaint. Plaintiff’s objections, 

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construed as a request for extension of time, is granted, to the extent that the court will hold the 

findings and recommendations in abeyance for a period of 60 days. 

The court notes that preparing an amended complaint does not require extensive legal 

research, as it should not contain any legal citations, but only a short and plain statement of the 

facts showing that plaintiff is entitled to relief. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the January 21, 2016 findings and 

recommendations are held in abeyance, and plaintiff has 60 days from the date of this order to 

submit the amended complaint. Should plaintiff fail to timely comply, those findings and 

recommendations will be submitted to the district judge for consideration. 

DATED: March 9, 2016. 

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