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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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9 LEONARD R. SMITH, CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00692-LJO-NEW (DLB) PC
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MOTION FOR A THIRTY-DAY EXTENSION
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COMPLAINT, TO COMMENCE FOLLOWING
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CORRECTIONS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Leonard R. Smith (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights
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action. Defendants Schulteis and Gonzalez (“defendants”) removed the action from Kern County
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Superior Court to this court on May 8, 2007. In conjunction with their notice of removal, defendants
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moves for a thirty-day extension of time to respond to plaintiff’s complaint, commencing once the
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complaint has been screened by the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.
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Good cause having been found, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Defendants’ motion for an extension of time to respond to plaintiff’s complaint is
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GRANTED; and
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1 2. Defendants are relieved of their obligation to respond to plaintiff’s complaint until

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6 Dated: May 10, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck
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The court has a large number of cases pending before it and will screen the complaint in due course.