Cortinas v. Gipson et al

Filing 56

ORDER Granting Defendants' 55 Motion to Modify the Discovery and Scheduling Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 03/02/15. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
CONNIE GIPSON, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-01229-AWI-SAB (PC)
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO MODIFY THE DISCOVERY
AND SCHEDULING ORDER
[ECF No. 55]

Plaintiff Larry William Cortinas is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

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action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Now pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to modify the discovery and scheduling

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order, filed February 27, 2015. Defendants request a stay of discovery until the issue of exhaustion of

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the administrative remedies is resolved.
On February 13, 2015, Judge Ishii denied Defendants’ motion for summary judgment finding

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that a disputed issue of facts exists, and the matter was referred back to the undersigned for a

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determination on the issue of exhaustion. (ECF No. 54.)
Pursuant to the Court’s July 23, 2014, discovery and scheduling order, the deadline for

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completion of all discovery is March 23, 2015. (ECF No. 20.)

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Good cause having been presented to the Court,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that discovery is stayed and will be extended sixty day following

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the resolution of the issue of exhaustion. The Court will likewise extend the correlating dispositive

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motion deadline after resolution of the issue of exhaustion, if necessary.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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March 2, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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