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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN WILBANKS, No. 2:21-cv-0026 KJM KJN P

Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. TAPPEN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding in forma pauperis. On January 10, 2024, appointed counsel for plaintiff filed a notice of conclusion of limited scope representation. Pursuant to the court’s April 10, 2023 order, counsel was appointed for the limited purpose of completing discovery, which terminated upon the expiration of the discovery deadline on October 13, 2023. No discovery issues remain, and defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment. Therefore, plaintiff is returned to pro se status, and is advised that he must file an opposition to the pending motion for summary judgment within twenty-one days as required under Local Rule 230(l). (See also ECF No. 44 at 6.) Defendant provided plaintiff contemporaneous notice of the requirements for filing an opposition under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. …