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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD ORTEGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

WARDEN JAMES A. YATES, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01476-AWI-SKO PC

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE AND GRANTING EXTENSION OF

TIME TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 9, 10)

Plaintiff Edward Ortega (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 24, 2010, Plaintiff was

ordered to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to obey a court

order. (Doc. #9.) The Court had previously ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint and

Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint within the thirty (30) day deadline.

Plaintiff responded to the order to show cause on June 18, 2010. Plaintiff explains that he

did not file his amended complaint on time because his “legal helper” was busy preparing filings for

Plaintiff in other cases and that Plaintiff lacked the reading skills to prepare his amended complaint

on his own. Plaintiff also requested a thirty (30) day extension of time to file his amended

complaint.

The Court will grant Plaintiff’s request for a thirty (30) day extension and discharge the order

to show cause. However, Plaintiff is advised that, in the future, Plaintiff must request extensions of

time before the relevant deadline passes.

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Court’s May 24, 2010 order to show cause is DISCHARGED; and

2. Plaintiff is granted and extension of time of THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of

service of this order to file his amended complaint. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 21, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

0mee UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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