Parrish

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH TOWNSEND, No. 2:22-cv-1278 DJC AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PARRISH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court are plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time, and defendants’ motion to compel. ECF No. 42, 49. I. Pertinent Background On August 8, 2025, defendants filed a motion to compel discovery and to deem requests for admissions admitted. ECF No. 42. They also filed a motion for administrative relief seeking to extend the time for defendants to file any necessary, further motions to compel and for all parties to file pre-trial motions based on the resolution of defendants’ motion to compel. ECF No. 43. On August 13, 2025, the court granted defendants’ motion for administrative relief. ECF No. 45. In pertinent part, the order states the following: //// …