Kalil

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR., No. 2:17-cv-1429 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. KALIL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 27, 2021,1 plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions. ECF No. 46. The motion requests that the court (1) sanction defendants for failing to participate in discovery in good faith and (2) compel defendants to respond to his discovery requests. Id. Defendants oppose the motion, ECF No. 47, and neither party has provided a copy of plaintiff’s discovery requests. On August 27, 2021, the date discovery closed, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff did not exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing the complaint. ECF No. 49. They also filed a motion to stay discovery and vacate the deadlines for discovery 26 Since plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se, he is…