Opinion
20-10534
10-05-2022
THERON HUNTER, Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN HOLMES, et al., Defendants.
Nancy G. Edmunds United States District Judge.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO MOTION TO COMPEL (ECF NO. 90)
Curtis Ivy, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge .
On September 21, 2022, the undersigned ordered Plaintiff to respond to Defendants' motion to compel. (ECF No. 87). Plaintiff's response to Defendants' motion to compel is due by October 21, 2022. (Id. at PageID.1445). On October 3, 2022, Plaintiff moved for an enlargement of time to respond pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1)(A) and E.D. Mich. Local Rule 7.1. (ECF No. 90). Plaintiff claims he was deprived of law library access after he was transferred to a different facility. (Id. at PageID.1456).
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b)(1) permits the court, where there is good cause, to extend the time to act if a request is made before the original time or its extension expires. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1)(A). Plaintiff moved for this extension eighteen days before his response was due. The undersigned can and will allow Plaintiff more time to respond. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for an enlargement of time to respond (ECF No. 90) is GRANTED. Plaintiff must respond to defendants' motion to compel (ECF No. 85) by NOVEMBER 11, 2022.
IT IS SO ORDERED.