Free Order on Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOSEPH ARPAIO, CAPTAIN TATE, ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________) ALVIN LARUE PINKOSON,

CIV 03-1928 PHX MHM (MEA) ORDER

The deadline for filing dispositive motions in this
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matter expired December 1, 2006. On January 3, 2007, Defendants
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filed a motion seeking to extend this deadline, and Defendants
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simultaneously
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filed

dispositive

motions

in

this

matter.

Counsel states he was not able to finalize the motions due to personnel changes and confusion in counsel's office regarding
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the deadlines in this matter.
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IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' motion to enlarge the
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deadline to file dispositive motions [Docket No. 39] is granted.
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The motion to dismiss and the motion for summary judgment at
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Docket No. 40 and Docket No. 41 are hereby deemed timely filed.
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The Court notes at least one other untimely motion
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seeking an extension of the dispositive motion deadline in a
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prisoner civil rights case assigned to counsel for Defendants
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has been filed with this Court within one week.
Case 2:03-cv-01928-ROS-MEA Document 43 Filed 01/05/2007

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Arpaio, 2:03 CV 1924, Docket No. 30. THEREFORE, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall provide a copy of this order to Mr. Andrew Thomas, the Maricopa County Attorney, so that the office of the Maricopa County Attorney shall have notice of what may be a systemic problem with administering the timely filing of pleadings in prisoner civil rights cases defended by Mr. Thomas' office. DATED this 4th day of January, 2007.

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