Gates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STANLEY H. SOLVEY, 1:19-cv-01444-JLT-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FO

SANCTIONS FILED DECEMBER 15, 2022

vs. (ECF No. 78.)

S. GATES, et al., THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE FOR

DEFENDANT TO FILE ADDITIONAL

Defendants. RESPONSE TO THE MOTION FOR

SANCTIONS

16 17 18 I. BACKGROUND Stanley H. Solvey (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint filed on January 14, 2020, against defendant Dr. Andrew Zepp (“Defendant”) for refusing to provide Plaintiff with sufficient pain medication as he awaited surgery, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 14.) On June 9, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 53.) On June 27, 2022, Defendant filed a cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to Plaintiff’s motion…