Gibbs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:18-cv-00854-LJO-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT

v. (ECF No. 25)

GIBBS, et al., ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

Defendants. FILE OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

(ECF No. 27)

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. On May 23, 2018, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations in Smith v. Chanelo (“Smith I”), Case No. 1:16-cv-01356-LJO-BAM (PC), recommending that: (1) the action proceed on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint only as to the excessive force claim against Defendants Sotelo, P. Chanelo, D. Wattree, K.…