Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY THOMAS HARDIN, JR., No. 2:23-cv-1902 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a motion for a third extension of time to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 26. The current deadline is April 14, 2025. ECF No. 25. In granting plaintiff’s last request for an extension of time, the court cautioned that further extensions of time were unlikely to be granted absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances. Id. at 2. Plaintiff requests an extension of time on the grounds that he is waiting for grievances to be processed and that he is doing legal research. ECF No. 26. Neither of these reasons constitutes extraordinary circumstances warranting a further extension. With respect to plaintiff’s assertion that he is waiting on grievances, administrative remedies are to be exhausted prior to filing suit, and proving extensions of time to allow for

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