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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LAMONT CROSSLEY, Case No. 1:22-cv-00408-ADA-CDB (PC)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 13 v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A STAY OF

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14 J. COLE, et al., (ECF No. 16) 15 Defendants.

16 17 Plaintiff Lamont Crossley is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 18 this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff commenced this action on March 19 29, 2022, by filing a complaint against correctional officers at California State Prison, Corcoran, 20 alleging Defendants used excessive force against him during a confrontation on April 7, 2020. 21 (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendants attempted to cover up their actions by fabricating 22 an assault and battery “charge” against Plaintiff. (Id. at 1.) As a result, the Kings County District 23 Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against him in October 2021, and his case remains 24 pending because of COVID. (ECF No. 16.) By the instant motion,…