Shaw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RAYMOND NEWSON, No. 2:18-cv-2010 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STEPHEN SHAW, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed with this action in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has filed a motion for extension of time to file a response to defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff has requested an additional ninety days due to the complexity of the case as well as the limitations the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed on his ability to access the law library. (ECF No. 50 at 2.) Plaintiff also states that he is scheduled to be paroled on December 6, 2020. (Id. at 3.) He argues that the additional time will allow him to obtain counsel and an expert once he is released from custody. (Id.) On October 28, 2020, plaintiff also filed a request for a…