Gant v. Hartley et al

Filing 7

ORDER denying 6 Motion to Stay signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 7/14/10. (Lundstrom, T)

(PC) Gant v. Hartley et al

Doc. 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TONY AUSTIN GANT, 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. 11 JAMES HARTLEY, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 / 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff Tony Austin Gant ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Stay [ECF No. 6] asking the Court to stay the matter due to his unanticipated transfer between facilities. Plaintiff's complaint was filed on May 28, 2010 and is currently awaiting the Court's screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(A). Such screening is necessary before the case can proceed. Given the Court's current case load, it will likely be months it is able to screen Plaintiff's Complaint. Plaintiff is not currently facing any deadlines. Nothing more /// /// /// /// /// /// (ECF No. 6) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STAY CASE NO. 1:10-cv-964-MJS (PC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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will be asked of Plaintiff until after screening occurs. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion to Stay [ECF No. 6] is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ci4d6 July 14, 2010 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Michael J. Seng

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