Denton v. Pulido et al

Filing 38

ORDER DIRECTING Defendant to File a Response to Plaintiff's 37 Motion for Stay, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 12/2/2014. Defendant Pulido's Response Due Within Twenty-One Days. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRYAN D. DENTON,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
PULIDO, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-00017-AWI-BAM PC
ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO
FILE A RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR STAY
(ECF No. 37)

Plaintiff Bryan D. Denton (“Plaintiff”) is a former county jail inmate proceeding pro se

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and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action

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currently proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed on January 2, 2014, against

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Defendant Pulido for excessive force in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendant

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Pulido answered the amended complaint on April 25, 2014.

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On April 29, 2014, the Court issued a Discovery and Scheduling Order. (ECF No. 22.)

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Pursuant to that order, the deadline to complete discovery is December 29, 2014, and the

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deadline to file dispositive motions is March 9, 2015.

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On November 5, 2014, Plaintiff filed the instant motion requesting that this action be held
in abeyance until May 2015. (ECF No. 37.) Defendant Pulido did not file a response.

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Accordingly, Defendant Pulido is HEREBY DIRECTED to file an opposition or statement of

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non-opposition to the motion within twenty-one (21) days.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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/s/ Barbara

December 2, 2014

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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