Defranco

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID PIERRE-JONES, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00904-KES-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO MODIFY THE DISCOVERY

v. AND SCHEDULING ORDER

JEREMY DEFRANCO, (Doc. 31) Defendant.

16 Plaintiff David Pierre-Jones (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claim against Defendant Jeremy DeFranco. (Doc. 5). Background On November 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Norma Morales filed Defendant’s answer. (Doc. 16). Therein, Defendant asserted a number of affirmative defenses, including that Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies. Id. at 6. After a brief stay of the action to facilitate possible early alternative dispute resolution, on December 30, 2024, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order.…