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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EVERETT KITE,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

NORM KRAMER, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-01507-AWI-GSA-PC

 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO FILE 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2015

Everett Kite (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 

with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Complaint commencing this 

action was filed by Plaintiff and fifteen co-plaintiffs on June 18, 2014. (Doc. 1.) On 

September 26, 2014, the court issued an order severing the plaintiffs’ claims, opening nineteen 

new cases, and ordering Plaintiff and each co-plaintiff to file a First Amended Complaint in his 

own action within thirty days. (Doc. 41.) 

The thirty-day deadline has expired, and Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint in 

this case. However, in the interim, Plaintiff and his former co-plaintiffs filed a motion for 

reconsideration in case 1:14-cv-00939-AWI-GSA-PC, which raised questions about the status 

of the plaintiffs’ cases and whether they would be required to file amended complaints in their 

own cases.

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 The motion for reconsideration is now resolved, and Plaintiff is required to file a

 

1 On November 17, 2014, in case 1:14-cv-00939-AWI-GSA-PC , Plaintiff and the fifteen former 

co-plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the court’s orders denying the appointment of counsel and class 

action certification. (1:14-cv-00939, Doc. 44.) On November 25, 2014, the motion for consideration was denied. 

(1:14-cv-00939, Doc. 45.)

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First Amended Complaint in this case, pursuant to the court’s order of September 26, 2014. At 

this juncture, good cause appearing, Plaintiff shall be granted an extension of time in which to 

file the First Amended Complaint.

Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is GRANTED an extension of time until January 6, 2015, to file a 

First Amended Complaint in this action, pursuant to the court’s order of 

September 26, 2014; and

2. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s order shall result in the dismissal of

this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 26, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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