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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RUDOLPH ELLIS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01539-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

13 v. FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT OR NOTIFY

COURT OF WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED

14 SANTORO, et al., ON COGNIZABLE CLAIMS

15 Defendants. (ECF No. 19)

16 THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

17 18 Plaintiff Rudolph Ellis (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 19 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 On October 9, 2025, the Court issued a screening order finding that Plaintiff’s first 21 amended complaint states a cognizable claim against Defendants B. Gutierrez, A. Urquieto, and J. 22 Rivera for excessive force for being pepper sprayed and against A. Flores for kicking Plaintiff in 23 violation of the Eighth Amendment, but failed to state any other cognizable claims for relief. 24 (ECF No. 18.) Plaintiff was directed to file a second…