Godfrey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONA SALCIDA MURILLO, No. 2:23-cv-00667-KJM-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. GODFREY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 18, 2024, the magistrate judge granted defendant Milliken’s ex parte request for an extension of time to file an answer. Order, ECF No. 58. Defendant Milliken’s request sought the extension of time so that all the defendants may file a single answer and avoid duplication of effort. Req., ECF No. 56. The magistrate judge found good cause to grant the request. Order. Plaintiff has asked the district judge to vacate that order for abuse of discretion. Mot., ECF No. 60. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a), a district judge must modify or set aside an order of the magistrate judge that is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. “[R]eview under the ‘clearly erroneous’ standard…