Wagner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:20-cv-00267-WBS-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND D. WAGNER, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on plaintiff’s first amended complaint alleging that defendants Wagner and Hagerman retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment. ECF No. 15. Currently pending before the court are plaintiff’s motions for leave to file a third amended complaint, to reopen discovery, and to extend the time to file a dispositive motion. ECF Nos. 50, 52-53. Defendants filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion to reopen discovery. ECF No. 55. Notwithstanding plaintiff’s pending motions, the parties also filed cross-motions for summary judgment which have been fully briefed. ECF Nos. 56-60, 65, 66. The court will address…