Knipp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 H. DYMITRI HARASZEWSKI, No. 2:13-cv-2494 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KNIPP, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Plaintiff alleges defendants retaliated against him, interfered with his mail, placed him in segregation as a punitive measure, and deprived him of his property. Herein, this court considers plaintiff’s delay in filing an opposition to defendants’ summary judgment motion (“MSJ”) based on plaintiff’s recent filing explaining why he has not done so. A review of the procedural history of this case shows that, despite several obstacles, plaintiff has had more than ample time to file an opposition to defendants’ motion. Defendants filed their MSJ on June 29, 2020. At that time, two other motions were outstanding – plaintiff’s motion to compel and his motion to amend his third amended complaint. When plaintiff complained that 26 …