Herrera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILTONOUS Q. KINGDOM, Case No. 2:23-cv-0874-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER G. HERRERA, Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights case alleging that defendant correctional G. Herrera used excessive force against him. ECF No. 1. On January 24, 2024, the court issued a discovery and scheduling order that set the dispositive motion deadline at November 21, 2024. ECF No. 23. On November 18, 2024, defendant sought an extension of time, until January 20, 2025, to file a dispositive motion—a request which the court granted. ECF No. 26. Defendant then filed a second request for an extension of time until January 27, 2025; the court also granted this request. ECF No. 28. Now, defendant has filed a motion to stay because defendant is deployed. ECF No. 29. In the motion, defendant’s counsel explains that defendant has been “placed on extended miliary leave and is…