Bolden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY DWAYNE BOLDEN, JR., Case No.: 3:19-cv-01022-AJB-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO STAY (Doc. No. 8) 13 DEPUTY RUDY PERAZA, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 Currently pending before the Court is Defendant Deputy Rudy Peraza’s (“Deputy Peraza”) motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of Plaintiff Anthony Dwayne Bolden, Jr.’s (“Plaintiff”) criminal prosecution. (Doc. No. 8.) Plaintiff opposed the motion. (Doc. No. 15.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Deputy Peraza’s motion. I. BACKGROUND In brief, this action is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 matter arising out of Plaintiff’s allegations that on December 26, 2018, Defendants used excessive force when returning Plaintiff to his jail cell. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Doc. No. 19 at 1.) Currently, there is a pending criminal prosecution in San Diego Superior Court, involving the same December 26, 2018 incident. See People of the State of…