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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS ARMANDO ORTEGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARK RITCHIE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04876-HSG (PR) 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME; 

DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. Nos. 13, 16

Good cause appearing, defendants’ motion for an extension of time to file a dispositive 

motion is hereby GRANTED. The deadline for defendants to file a dispositive motion is 

CONTINUED to June 28, 2016. Plaintiff shall file any opposition to defendants’ motion within 

twenty-eight (28) days of the date the motion is filed. Defendants shall file a reply within 

fourteen (14) days of the date the opposition is filed.

The Court notes that Plaintiff has filed a “notice of summary judgment” accompanied by a 

“demand for jury trial.” See Dkt. No. 16. Therein, Plaintiff states that he “has established 

essential elements showing triable issues of material facts” and asks that summary judgment not 

be granted to defendants. See id. at 5, 20. The motion appears to be premature as defendants have 

not yet moved for summary judgment. Further, the filing indicates plaintiff’s misunderstanding of 

a summary judgment motion which is to show that there are no triable issues of material fact and 

to eliminate the need for a jury trial. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is 

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DENIED without prejudice. He may re-file a motion for summary judgment after defendants have 

filed their dispositive motion.

This order terminates Docket Nos. 13 and 16.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

3/10/2016

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