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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUDOLPH ELLIS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01539-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

v. FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT OR NOTIFY

COURT OF WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED

SANTORO, et al., ON COGNIZABLE CLAIMS

Defendants. (ECF No. 19)

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

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