(PC) Thomas v. Kern Valley State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LEE THOMAS, Case No.: 1:21-cv-01675-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE
v. (Doc. 33) KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al., Defendants. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF 21-DAYS
WITHIN WHICH TO FILE AN
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Plaintiff Richard Lee Thomas is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claims against Defendants Peralta and Sandoval and failure to intervene claim against Defendant Melendez. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On May 23, 2024, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 28.) On August 14, 2024, the Court granted Defendants’ ex parte application to modify the scheduling order, (Doc. 31), and extended the deadline for filing a motion challenging the exhaustion of administrative remedies to October 22, 2024. (Id.…