Gates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT REPLY TO

vs. DEFENDANT’S ADDITIONAL

OPPOSITION BRIEFING

S. GATES, et al., (ECF No. 84.) Defendants. 14 15 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 for summary judgment. (ECF No. 55). On September 12, 2022, Plaintiff filed a…