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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY D. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-0427 GEB DAD P

vs.

FOLSOM STATE PRISON, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983. On December 17, 2004, defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to

exhaust administrative remedies. On January 14, 2005, February 10, 2005, and March 22, 2005,

the court granted plaintiff extensions of time to file his opposition to the motion to dismiss. On

April 14, 2005, plaintiff filed a request to hold this action in abeyance for ninety days so that he

could exhaust two administrative appeals. The court will deny the request. The court may not

stay this civil rights action to permit exhaustion of administrative remedies. See McKinney v.

Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199-1200 (9th Cir. 2002) (holding that a prisoner must exhaust

administrative remedies before, not after, filing suit in federal court).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 

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1. Plaintiff’s April 14, 2005 motion requesting a stay and abeyance of this action

is denied; and

2. Plaintiff shall file his opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss no later than

April 25, 2005. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that

this action be dismissed without prejudice. 

DATED: April 18, 2005.

DAD:4

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