Blankenship
Blankenship v. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ARTEMUS BLANKENSHIP, Case No. 1:21-cv-00581-NONE-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR A NINETY DAY
v. EXTENSION OF TIME
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, (ECF No. 8)
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE Defendant.
17 Artemus Blankenship (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis, filed this action against the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service on April 19 7, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On May 12, 2021, Plaintiff’s complaint was screened and the Court 20 found that it lacked jurisdiction because Plaintiff had not filed an administrative claim as 21 required by 26 U.S.C. § 6511(a). (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff was granted leave to file an amended 22 complaint within thirty days. (Id.) 23 On June 9, 2021, Plaintiff filed a request for a ninety day extension of time to file his 24 administrative claim and also asserted that he received a refund of $1,400.00 on May 26, 2021. 25 (ECF No.…