Borges
(PC) Grant v. Borges
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUSSELL S. GRANT, Case No. 1:20-cv-00908-JLT-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED
v. DISCOVERY AND MODIFY SCHEDULING
ORDER
D. RIOS, (ECF No. 42) Defendant.
16 Russell Grant (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to stay merits-discovery and to modify the scheduling order. (ECF No. 42). On January 10, 2022, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment based on Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (ECF No. 41). On that same day, Defendant filed a motion to stay merits-based discovery and to vacate the non-expert discovery, reporting on the viability of a settlement conference, and dispositive motion deadlines pending resolution of the motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 42). Plaintiff did not file an opposition or any other…