Cox

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLYDE DAVID CARTER, No. 2:20-CV-1322-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER B. COX, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s unopposed motion, ECF No. 18, for a stay of proceedings. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s original complaint alleging excessive force by Defendant Cox, a correctional officer, arising from an incident at High Desert State Prison on August 29, 2019. See ECF No. 1. The Court has determined the matter appropriate for service, see ECF No. 10, and Defendant has fled an answer, see ECF No. 19. In his motion for a stay of proceedings, Defendant advises the Court that Plaintiff is currently being prosecuted in the Lassen County Superior Court on criminal charges of battery on a peace officer stemming from the August 29, 2019, incident. See ECF No. 18-3, ps. 7-10. Defendant seeks a…