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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F I L E D
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
MARTIN DICKINSON, PRO SE : PRISONER " I’ I 5 I
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v. ; cava Action N0. sI·'%§Ig7h‘iICT COURT I
(pcm (JGM) I GEPURT CT
KEITH SCOTT, etal., :
Defendants, February 24, 2004 p
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO DEFENDAN TS I
“ MOTION TO DISMISS
Pursuant to Local Rule Sec, 7(b), of Civil Procedure pro se, plaintiff Martin F.
Dickinson, respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant him an extension to
respond to defendants Motion To Dismiss this action. On February 10, 2004, defendants R
in the above—captioned action served on the plaintiff a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule I
l2(b)(l), and (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiff needs additional
time in order to conduct research to tile a Memorandmn in Opposition in support of his I
complaint. Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is now pending court decision.
The plaintiff was recently transferred to a less restrictive setting at the Dutcher I
Service of Connecticut Valley Hospital and he has neither legal education nor prior
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experience with litigation. Plaintiff Martin F. Dickinson hereby respectfully requests this
Honorable Court for an extension of time of 60 days from the court’s ruling on this
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motion for enlargement of time. This is the plaintiff s first motion to request for
extension of time, plaintiff has not contacted the defendants’ counsel regarding this
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motion requesting extension of time.
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February 24, 2004
Respectfully submitted,
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Martin F. Dickinson I
Connecticut Valley Hospital
Dutcher Hall
P. O. Box 351 Silver Street i
Middletown, CT 06457 1
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CERTIFICATION l
I hereby certify that a copy ofthe forgoing Motion was mailed in accordance with
I Rule 5 (b) ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on this 24*, day of February 2004 to:
Richard J. Lynch
Assistant Attorney General
Thomas J. Ring I 5
Assistant Attorney General
55 Elm Street, P. O. Box 120
Hartford, CT 06141 — 0120
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éartin F. Dickinson
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