Secretary
(PC) Rood v. Secretary
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 COLTON JAMES ROOD, No. 1:22-cv-00449-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED
v. DISCOVERY AND VACATE DEADLINES SECRETARY OF CDCR, et al., (ECF No. 79) Defendants. 14 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 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 March 12, 2025. (ECF No. 79.) 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…