Underwood

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 MOIZEZ M. MUNOZ, Case No. 1:18-cv-01665-DAD-EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER, v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 12 UNDERWOOD, et al., (ECF NO. 52) 13 Defendants. 14 15 16 Moizez Munoz (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 4, 2019, the Court issued a scheduling order in this action. (ECF No. 49). On December 12, 2019, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies. (ECF No. 50). On December 16, 2019, Defendants moved for a protective order “stay[ing] discovery in this matter, including discovery that has already been propounded, until the Court rules on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment.” (ECF No. 52, p. 1). For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s motion for a protective order will be denied. Defendants point out that if their motion for…