Acosta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BARRY L. BROOKINS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00401-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR STAY OF DISCOVERY

v.

ORDER MOOTING DEFENDANT’S

F. ACOSTA, MOTION TO MODIFY DISCOVERY AND

SCHEDULING ORDER

Defendant. (Doc. Nos. 63, 59)

17 On November 16, 2023, Defendant Acosta filed a Motion for Summary Judgment based on res judicata. (Doc. No. 60, “MSJ”). Plaintiff filed an opposition (Doc. No. 64), and Defendant filed a reply (Doc. No. 65). Thus, the MSJ is fully briefed.1 On November 29, 2023, Defendant F. Acosta filed a Motion to Stay Discovery and Vacate All Current Deadlines. (Doc. No. 63, “Motion”). Defendant asks the Court to stay discovery and vacate all case deadlines pending a decision on the MSJ. (Id.). Defendant asserts that the Court needs no further information to resolve the pending MSJ and that a stay will avoid unnecessary expenditure of resources given that the Court’s ruling…