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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA FAIRFIELD, Case No. 1:19-cv-00632-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED

v. DISCOVERY A. KHOO, I. SINGH, S. SINGH, (Doc. No. 60) Defendants. ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

PLAINTIFF’S DISCOVERY MOTIONS

16 (Doc. Nos. 46, 65) 17 This matter comes before the court upon initial review of this case that was reassigned to the undersigned on November 17, 2020. (See Doc. No. 51). Pending review are, inter alia, defendants’ motion to stay merits-based discovery (Doc. No. 60) and plaintiff’s miscellaneous discovery motions. (Doc. No. 46, 65). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will grant defendants’ motion to stay merits-based discovery and deny plaintiff’s discovery motions without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Melissa Fairfield, a state prisoner, initiated this action on May 9, 2019 by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C.…