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Parties Involved:
Manuel Arenas
Plaintiff
Enanmoh
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL ARENAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. ENANMOH, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-01351-OWW-SKO PC

ORDER RE MOTIONS

(Doc. 24, 26)

Plaintiff Manuel Arenas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court are two motions

from Plaintiff. 

On March 1, 2010, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting a fifteen (15) day extension of time to

amend his pleadings. (Doc. #24.) Plaintiff claims that an extension of time is necessary because the

facilitywhere he was housed was on lockdown and Plaintiff has had limited access to the law library. 

However, Plaintiff provides no explanation as to why he intends to amend his pleadings and has not

been granted leave to amend by the Court. Therefore, Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time

will be denied.

On May 11, 2010, Plaintiff requested an extension of time to serve discovery requests on

Defendant. (Doc. #26.) Plaintiff argues that he was unable to submit his discovery requests on time

due to prison lockdowns. From the Court’s reading of Plaintiff’s motion, the discovery requests

have already been prepared and Plaintiff needs an extension of time to serve the discovery requests

on Defendant and receive a response. The Court will extend the discovery deadline solely for the

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purpose of allowing Plaintiff to serve his discovery requests and receive a response from Defendant. 

Plaintiff is directed to serve his discovery requests within seven (7) days of the date of service of this

order. Defendant is ordered to serve a response on Plaintiff within forty-five (45) days after the

discovery requests are served.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to amend his pleadings is DENIED; and

2. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to conduct discovery is GRANTED. 

Plaintiff is directed to serve his discovery requests within seven (7) days of the date

of service of this order. Defendant is directed to serve a response within forty-five

(45) days after the discovery requests are served.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 18, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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