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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS, No. 2:21-cv-0611 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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KATHERINE NEEL, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court are defendants Soltanian-Zadeh and Bobbala’s motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 33, 39), plaintiff’s motions to compel (ECF Nos. 46, 48, 50), and defendants Gates, Lynch, and Sahota’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 49). I. Procedural History Upon screening the complaint, the court found that plaintiff had stated claims for deliberate indifference based on the denial of pain medication against defendants Bobbala, Sahota, Soltanian-Zadeh, Lynch, and Gates; deliberate indifference based on the denial of medication assisted treatment against Sahota, Soltanian-Zadeh, and Lynch; and retaliation against Soltanian-Zadeh. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff’s…