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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TYLO JEROME FELIX, JR., Case No.: 1:24-cv-00332-JLT-SKO 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

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13 v. AMENDED ANSWER 14 C. CAZORES, et al., (Doc. 25) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Tylo Jerome Felix, Jr., is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s constitutional claims against Defendants 19 Cazores, Smotherman, Diaz, Velasquez, and Arreazola. 20 I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND 21 The Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order on August 23, 2024. (Doc. 17.) The 22 deadline to amend pleadings was set for December 21, 2024. (Id.) 23 On December 20, 2024, Defendants filed their motion for leave to file an amended 24 answer. (Doc. 25.) Plaintiff did not file an opposition to the motion and the time to do so has 25 passed.1 26

27 1 Plaintiff's failure to file an opposition or otherwise respond to Defendants’ motion to amend the answer and…