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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 JEFFREY CARTER, Case No. 1:23-cv-01775-KES-SAB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

STAY DISCOVERY; PERMIT

13 v. DISCOVERY; OPPOSITION TO

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

14 WILLARD L. JACKSON, et al., EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE

DEFENDANTS AND LEAVE TO SERVE

15 Defendants. BY WAY OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICE

AND PUBLICATION

16 (ECF Nos. 25, 26, 27) 17

18 On April 3, 2024, Defendant Vicent Petrescu, proceeding pro se, filed an “emergency 19 motion” to stay discovery pending class certification (ECF No. 26); a motion “to permit 20 discovery about Plaintiff’s counsel’s qualifications to be appointed class counsel (ECF No. 25); 21 and an opposition to Plaintiff’s unopposed motion enlarging time to serve six other Defendants 22 in this action (ECF No. 27). The Court finds oppositions by Plaintiff would not aid the Court in 23 deciding the issues and shall address each filing in turn herein. 24 A. Emergency Motion to Stay Discovery and Defendant’s Request for…