Navarro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK WILLIAM LEAR, Case No. 1:21-cv-00600-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED

v. DISCOVERY

NAVARRO, et al., (ECF No. 66) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Roderick William Lear (“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 Navarro, Neve, Allison, and Plata for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, arising from the incident on January 4, 2020. Defendants Navarro, Neve, and Allison have answered the complaint. Defendant Plata has not yet been served. On May 13, 2022, Defendants Navarro, Neve, and Allison filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before bringing this action, (ECF No. 65), together with a motion to stay…