Pai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN GREGORY WILLIAMS, No. 2:19-cv-1591 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS USHA PANEMANGALOR PAI, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, who seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case has been referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for pretrial purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Defendant has moved to stay these proceedings pending resolution of an ongoing state court action against the same defendant and based on the same underlying facts as this case. ECF No. 21. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned will recommend that the motion to stay be granted. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The complaint addresses health care that plaintiff received at the California Medical Facility (“CMF”), a state correctional institution, in February of 2019. It alleges that defendant, Dr. Pai, violated plaintiff’s rights…