Moghaddam

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL GADDY, No. 2:16-cv-2269 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER E. MOGHADDAM, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Background Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights case premised on his Eighth Amendment medical deliberate indifference claims. Discovery has been impeded by plaintiff’s temporary transfer from Pelican Bay State Prison to Kern Valley State Prison without access to his legal materials. See ECF Nos. 44, 46. Defense counsel now informs the court that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) intends to retain plaintiff at Kern Valley State Prison. ECF No. 52. Due to the current COVID- 19 health crisis, the transportation of plaintiff’s personal items, including his legal materials, has been delayed. Id. Defense counsel requests that this court “allow 30 days for transport of Mr. Gaddy’s personal items. Counsel for defendants…