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Parties Involved:
Audrey King
Defendant
Gregory Ell Shehee
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY ELL SHEHEE,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

AUDREY KING,

 Defendant.

1:14-cv-00590-AWI-GSA-PC

ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS OF DECEMBER 

1, 2014

(Doc. 15.)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR STAY 

(Doc. 16.)

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

SIXTY DAY DEADLINE

I. BACKGROUND

Gregory Ell Shehee (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se with this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this 

action on April 23, 2014. (Doc. 1.) On October 17, 2014, the Court issued an order dismissing 

Plaintiff=s Complaint for failure to state a claim, with leave to file a First Amended Complaint 

within thirty days. (Doc. 12.) The thirty-day deadline expired, and Plaintiff failed to file a 

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First Amended Complaint or otherwise respond to the Court’s order. On December 1, 2014, 

the court issued findings and recommendations, recommending that this case be dismissed for 

Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim. (Doc. 15.) Plaintiff was granted thirty days in which to file 

objections to the findings and recommendations. (Id.)

On December 1, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion to stay the proceedings in this action. 

(Doc. 16.) 

II. MOTION TO STAY

Plaintiff requests the court to stay the proceedings in this action until after he has eye 

surgery, because he is legally blind and unable to prosecute this case without assistance. 

Plaintiff has submitted a medical report dated August 26, 2014, as evidence of his blindness. 

(Doc. 11 at 3.)

The Court does not lightly stay litigation, due to the possibility of prejudice to 

defendants. Plaintiff has shown good cause for the court to allow him time for surgery. 

However, a stay of this action is not Plaintiff’s only remedy. Plaintiff’s pending deadline in 

this action is to file a First Amended Complaint. While Plaintiff has not indicated when his 

surgery is scheduled or when he will be ready to proceed, the Court shall grant Plaintiff a sixtyday extension of time to file the First Amended Complaint. Should Plaintiff require a further 

extension, he should file a motion before the sixty-day deadline expires, showing good cause 

for the extension to be granted.

In light of the foregoing, the court shall vacate the findings and recommendations of 

December 1, 2014.

III. CONCLUSION

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations issued by the court on December 1, 2014, 

are VACATED;

2. Plaintiff's motion to stay this action, filed on December 1, 2014, is DENIED;

and

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3. Good cause appearing, Plaintiff is GRANTED an extension of time until sixty 

days from the date of service of this order in which to file a First Amended 

Complaint, pursuant to the court’s order of October 17, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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