Hernandez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION 11 Case No. 2:19-cv-1586 JAM KJN P DeMARREA McCOY-GORDON,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

Plaintiff, MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AND

STAYING DISCOVERY

v.

HERNANDEZ,

16 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. On March 4, 2020, defendant filed an ex parte1 application for continuance and resetting of the discovery deadline and dispositive motion deadline, and also sought a protective order staying discovery due to the pendency of defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on plaintiff’s alleged failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing this action. 23 //// 24 25 Although defendant’s counsel moves ex parte, counsel declares that he spoke with plaintiff by telephone on March 3, 2020, and informed plaintiff that defendant’s counsel would be moving to modify the scheduling order and stay discovery pending a ruling on the dispositive motion. (ECF No. 29 at 5.) In…