Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00735-JCH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT PRISONER CIVIL NO. 3:03CV735 (JCH)(HBF)

MICHAEL HARTSOCK v. JOHN ARMSTRONG, ET AL.

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JULY 28, 2004

MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING ORDER The defendants move that the scheduling order entered on December 18, 2003 be modified to allow any motion for summary judgment to be filed on or before January 15, 2005. In support of this motion, the defendants represent the following: 1. defendants. 2. On June 16, 2004, the Court ordered that Notice of the Lawsuit be served on all of The plaintiff has filed an amended complaint naming several additional

the defendants named in the amended complaint and that waivers of service be returned by August 16, 2004. 3. Undersigned counsel is not aware of anyone who has received a copy of the

amended complaint as of this date. 4. Following service of the amended complaint, additional parties will have to be

interviewed in order to prepare an answer or other responsive pleading. 5. In view of the filing of the amended complaint and the addition of several new

defendants, additional time will be needed to prepare and file a motion for summary judgment addressed to the amended complaint.

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Because this is a pro se action involving a prison inmate, undersigned counsel has

not conferred with the plaintiff to determine his position regarding this request. WHEREFORE, the defendants respectfully request a modification of the scheduling order to allow for the filing of summary judgment motions on or before January 15, 2005. DEFENDANTS John Armstrong, et al. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: ______/s/___________________________ Richard T. Couture Assistant Attorney General 110 Sherman Street Hartford, CT 06105 Federal Bar #ct05480 E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: (860) 808-5450 Fax: (860) 808-5591

CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, this 28th day of July, 2004, to: Michael Hartsock, Inmate No. 128651 Cheshire Correctional Institution 900 Highland Avenue Cheshire, CT 06410

_______/s/___________________________ Richard T. Couture Assistant Attorney General

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