Navarro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER M. ARENA, Case No. 1:20-cv-00617-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS

v. (ECF No. 46) NAVARRO, et al.,

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Peter M. Arena (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendants Medina, Allison, Ramos, Pacheco, and Navarro for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge for all further proceedings in this action, including trial and entry of judgment. (ECF No. 35.) On April 16, 2021, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. (ECF No. 26.) Plaintiff’s May 28, 2021 opposition to the summary judgment motion was accepted as timely. (ECF Nos. 36,…