Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL JOHN DENHAM, Case No. 1:20-cv-01645-DAD-BAK (HBK) (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO STAY

v. (Doc. 24) S. SHERMAN, et al.,

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE

Defendants. RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO

FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

THRITY (30) DAY DEADLINE

19 Pending before the Court is “Plaintiff’s Request to Stay Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Until After Court has Completed Screening Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a); Declaration in Support Thereof.” (Doc. 24). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion and directs Plaintiff, within thirty (30) days, to file a response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss or, as is his right as a matter of law under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B), to file a second amended complaint. I. Relevant Background This action was removed…