Foulk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN HENDRIX, No. 2:20-cv-1479 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER F. FOULK, Warden, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 29, 2020, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. On September 3, 2020, plaintiff filed a request for extension of time to file an amended complaint, and also submitted an amended complaint (ECF No. 13). Plaintiff’s amended complaint was handed to prison staff for mailing on August 27, 2020.1 Therefore, his amended complaint was timely filed, and no extension of time is necessary. Thus, plaintiff’s motion is denied. In his amended complaint, plaintiff alleges violations of his civil rights by defendants at North Kern State Prison. The alleged violations took place in Kern County, which is part of the

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