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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL STEPHEN KELLER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01707-JLT-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO STAY DEADLINE FOR

v. FILING OF RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT

AND OTHER CASE DEADLINES PENDING

SCOTT DEGOUGH, et al., DECISION ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendants. (ECF No. 40)

17 Paul Keller (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to stay the case, including their deadline for filing a response to the complaint and merits-based discovery (but not discovery on the issue of exhaustion). (ECF No. 40). On June 15, 2022, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based on Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing this action. (ECF No. 39). On June 16, 2022, Defendants filed a motion to stay the case, including their deadline for filing a response to the complaint…