Fernandez
(PC) Ellesbury v. Fernandez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE VERNE ELLESBURY, No. 2: 18-cv-2744 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. FERNANDEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for a “temporary stay of time” to file objections to the December 2, 2020 findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 109.) The undersigned construes plaintiff’s motion for a “temporary stay” as a motion for extension of time to file objections. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion is denied. On December 2, 2020, the undersigned recommended that defendants’ summary judgment motion be granted. (ECF No. 100.) On December 17, 2020, plaintiff filed his first motion for extension of time to file objections. (ECF No. 101.) The grounds of this motion were that plaintiff was separated from his inmate legal assistant, William Brown, due to COVID-19 26…