Burnes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARREN L. HARRIS, 1:19-cv-01409-JLT-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

vs. MOTION TO STAY MERITS-BASED

DISCOVERY AND VACATE DEADLINES

BURNES, et al., IN THE SCHEDULING ORDER

Defendants. (ECF No. 75.)

16 17 I. BACKGROUND Darren L. Harris (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 28, 2022, the Court ordered that this case proceed on Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint against Defendants C/O J. Flores, C/O J. Alejo, and Sergeant Burnes (“Defendants”) for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, and dismissed all other claims based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 52.) On January 3, 2023, the Court issued a Discovery and Scheduling Order opening discovery and establishing a deadline of May 3, 2023 to file exhaustion motions, a…