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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL JACE, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00419-ADA-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING IN PART AND

GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT

14 MARGARET LIRONES, et al., (Doc. 57)

15 Defendants. ORDER STAYING DISCOVERY

16 21-Day Deadline

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18 19 Plaintiff Michael Jace is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 20 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation 21 claim against Defendant Peterson. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 On August 30, 2023, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 42.) 24 Relevant here, the order provided a November 30, 2023 deadline for amending pleadings. (Id.) 25 On November 22, 2023, Plaintiff filed an Application for Extension of Time to Amend 26 Pleadings. (Doc. 45.) Specifically, Plaintiff sought a 60-day extension of the deadline to amend 27 pleadings, “to and…