Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KOHEN DIALLO UHURU, No. 2: 20-cv-1664 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

R. SINGH, et al., Defendants. 16 Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and defendant’s motion to stay discovery. (ECF Nos. 49, 50.) Also pending are plaintiff’s requests to stay defendant’s summary judgment motion. (ECF Nos. 57, 61.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that defendant’s summary judgment motion be granted and plaintiff’s requests to stay be denied. The undersigned denies defendant’s motion to stay discovery as unnecessary. Legal Standard for Summary Judgment Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that the standard set forth in Federal Rule of…