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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CURTIS SNOWDEN III, No. 2:22-cv-01444 DJC SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. SCOTT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is defendant Yang’s ex parte application to modify the discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons described below, defendant’s application is denied. However, the court orders defendant Yang to file a brief within fourteen (14) days addressing his standing to seek dismissal pursuant to defendants Jones’ and Scott’s pending motion for terminating sanctions (ECF No. 53). PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. Plaintiff’s Complaint This case proceeds on plaintiff’s complaint filed on August 15, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint names Correctional Officers A. Scott, Jones, and Yang, as well as Psychiatric Technician N. Arnett, as…