Opinion
20-cv-601 DHU/KRS
08-02-2022
VICTOR GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. ALBERT SENA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MARTINEZ REPORT
KEVIN R. SWEAZEA, UNITED STAGES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File Martinez Report, (Doc. 80), filed July 26, 2022. Defendants ask for a 15-day extension of their deadline to file a Martinez Report due to the scope of Plaintiff's claims and volume of relevant documents. Having considered the motion and record of the case, the Court finds the Motion for Extension of Time is well-taken and shall be GRANTED. The parties are reminded that the Court may use a Martinez Report in a variety of contexts, including to decide motions for summary judgment or to sua sponte enter summary judgment. See Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1111-12 (10th Cir. 1991); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 326 (1986). When a Martinez Report is used for summary judgment purposes, a pro se plaintiff must be afforded an opportunity to present conflicting evidence to controvert the facts set out in the report. Hall, 935 F.2d at 1109. To that end, Defendants should submit all materials they consider relevant to Plaintiff's claims and defenses. Plaintiff shall do the same in his response.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File Martinez Report, (Doc. 80), is GRANTED. Defendants' Martinez Report is due by August 10, 2022. Plaintiff's response to the facts contained in the Martinez Report is due by September 12, 2022, and Defendants' reply, if any, is due by October 12, 2022.
IT IS SO ORDERED.