Mwasi v. Corcoran State Prison

Filing 84

ORDER STAYING Discovery Other Than on Exhaustion, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 5/31/17.(Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KING MWASI,

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v.

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Case No. 1:13cv-00695-DAD-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER STAYING DISCOVERY
OTHER THAN ON EXHAUSTION

CORCORAN STATE PRISON, et al.,
Defendants.

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On May 30, 2017, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment per Albino v. Baca,

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No. 10-55702, 2014 WL 1317141, at *1 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2014) (en banc), asserting the

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affirmative defense that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies prior to

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filing this action. (Doc. 83.) In their motion, Defendants request that discovery be stayed, other

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than on exhaustion issues, until a ruling is issued on their motion. (Id.)

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS, that Defendants’ request is GRANTED and, other
than on exhaustion issues, discovery in this action STAYED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

May 31, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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