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Parties Involved:
Leonard Johnson
Plaintiff
Humberto Rodriguez
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONDARD JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:12-cv-00820-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 

REQUEST FOR COURT TO SCREEN 

PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 

(ECF Nos. 1 & 11)

Plaintiff Leonard Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant removed this action to federal court on 

May 16, 2012. Along with the notice of removal, Defendant filed a request seeking that the 

complaint be screened and to be allowed thirty days to respond to the complaint from the date of 

filing the screening order.

The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 

governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 

The Court screens complaints in the order in which they are filed and strives to avoid delays 

whenever possible. However, there are hundreds of prisoner civil rights cases presently pending 

before the Court, and delays are inevitable despite the Court’s best efforts. Due to the heavy 

caseload, Plaintiff’s complaint is still awaiting screening. The Court is aware of the pendency of 

this case and will screen Plaintiff’s complaint in due course. The Court will grant Defendant’s

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request that he be relieved from the obligation to file a responsive pleading until thirty (30) days 

after the complaint is screened.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s request for screening is GRANTED and 

Defendants shall have thirty (30) days to file a response to the complaint, to commence upon 

issuance of a Court order finding that Plaintiff’s complaint states a claim. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 11, 2013 _ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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