Pfeiffer
(PC) Thomas v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MICHAEL THOMAS, No. 1:23-cv-01232-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED
v. DISCOVERY AND VACATE DEADLINES CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, et al. (ECF No. 27) Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendant’s motion to stay merits-based discovery and vacate the dispositive motion deadline, filed January 6, 2025. (ECF No. 27.) The Court is vested with broad discretion to manage discovery. Dichter-Mad Family Partners, LLP v. U.S., 709 F.3d 749, 751 (9th Cir. 2013) (per curiam); Hunt v. County of Orange, 672 F.3d 606, 616 (9th Cir. 2012); Surfvivor Media, Inc. v. Survivor Prods., 406 F.3d 625, 635 (9th Cir. 2005); Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir. 2002). Pursuant to Rule 26(c)(1), the Court may, for good cause, issue a protective order forbidding or limiting discovery. The 24 …