Schmidt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIO A. VALENZUELA, No. 2:22-cv-01109 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. SCHMIDT, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges an unconstitutionally excessive use of force by prison officials at California State Prison in Sacramento, California. This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Defendants have filed an unopposed motion to stay the proceedings in this case. (ECF No. 26.) In the alternative, defendants request an extension of time to conduct discovery. (Id.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion to stay is granted. I. Procedural Background and Motion to Stay In the complaint filed on June 27, 2022, plaintiff alleges he was assaulted on March 24, 2020, during an emergency cell extraction. (ECF No. 1.) Officer T. Schmidt, E. Thompson, and G.…