Gibbs

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

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

v. (ECF No. 32) GIBBS, et al., Defendants. 16 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 Defendants Gibbs and Hardy for the alleged excessive force incident of February 6, 2014. On September 4, 2019, Defendants moved for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. (ECF No. 24.) Plaintiff filed his opposition on October 15, 2019. (ECF No. 30.) Defendants filed their reply on October 21, 2019. (ECF No. 31.) The motion for summary judgment is fully briefed and is pending before the Court. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for protective order, filed…