Costello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTWONE STOKES, No. 2:24-cv-2413 CSK P

12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER v. 14

SGT. COSTELLO,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On September 2, 18 2025, plaintiff filed a document with a cover sheet stating, “I enclosed one of many grievances I 19 filed about my mail being tampered with and delayed.” (ECF No. 26.) As discussed below, to 20 the extent plaintiff seeks to compel discovery, his motion is denied, and plaintiff is granted an 21 extension of time to oppose defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 This action proceeds on plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against defendant Sgt. 24 Costello, alleging that on August 13, 2024, at California State Prison, Sacramento, defendant, for 25 no reason, used excessive force by placing plaintiff in tight handcuffs, and then putting plaintiff in 26 a holding cage without benefit of water for six hours despite plaintiff’s multiple requests for 27 water. (ECF No. 1…