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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC WARREN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00120-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR STAY OF DISCOVERY

v. (Doc. No. 29) N. NDU,

Defendant. 16 On October 31, 2023, Defendant Ndu filed an exhaustion-based Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. No. 25, “MSJ”). Plaintiff filed an opposition (Doc. No. 27), and Defendant filed a reply (Doc. No. 28). Thus, the MSJ is fully briefed and rip for review by the Court. On December 6, 2023, Defendant filed a Motion to Stay Discovery and Vacate Deadlines pending the Court’s ruling on the MSJ. (Doc. No. 29, “Motion”). Defendant points out no further discovery is needed to resolve the pending MSJ and argues a stay will avoid unnecessary expenditure of resources given that the Court’s ruling will potentially dispose of the entire case. (Id. at 2-4). Plaintiff did not file a response to the Motion and the time to do so has expired. See Local Rule 230(l). A federal court…