(PC) Dawson v. Lynch
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CARLOS MANWELL DAWSON, No. 2:21-cv-0510 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has requested an extension of time to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 35. By order filed August 19, 2022, the undersigned screened the complaint and found that it did not state a claim for relief. ECF No. 22. Plaintiff was given the opportunity to file an amended complaint, but instead indicated that he intended to seek reconsideration of the screening order and requested an extension of time to do so. ECF No. 28. Despite receiving extensions of time to seek reconsideration (ECF Nos. 29, 31), plaintiff failed to do so and was ordered to file an amended complaint within thirty days (ECF No. 34). Plaintiff therefore had until February 6, 2023, to file an amended complaint, and his motion for an extension of time, 25 …