(PC) McDowell v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GIOVANNI MCDOWELL, No. 1:24-cv-00500-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED

v. DISCOVERY AND VACATE DEADLINES STEVE SMITH, et al., (ECF No. 52)

Defendants.

13 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 636(c)(1). Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion to stay merits-based discovery and vacate the dispositive motion deadline, filed May 23, 2025. (ECF No. 52.) 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). …