Knowlton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:18-cv-00851-LJO-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR STAY AS MOOT

v. (ECF No. 31)

KNOWLTON, ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

Defendant. FILE OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

(ECF No. 39)

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE 18 I. Procedural History Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against Defendant Knowlton for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On June 5, 2019, the Court identified this case as an appropriate case for the post- screening ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) project, and stayed the action to allow the parties an opportunity to settle…