Leos v. Rasey et al

Filing 27

ORDER Granting Defendants' 26 Motion for a Stay of Discovery, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 3/17/16. (Gonzalez, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES LEOS,

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Case No. 1:14-cv-02029-LJO-JLT
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR A STAY OF DISCOVERY

Plaintiff,
v.

(Doc. 26)
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C. RASEY, et al.,
Defendants.

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In their request, Defendants note that they are preparing a motion for summary judgment

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based upon their claim that Plaintiff has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies and has

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failed to comply with California’s Tort Claims Act. (Doc. 26 at 1-2) Defendants believe this

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motion will dispose of most of the claims and which will allow streamlined discovery directed

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toward only to the remaining topics. Id. Good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS:

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1. Defendant’ motion for summary judgment SHALL be filed no later than March 29,
2016;
2. Pending a determination on the merits of Defendants’ motion, discovery action is

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stayed. Except for discovery requests that address exhaustion of the

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administrative remedies or compliance with California’s Tort Claims Act, the

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parties SHALL NOT be obligated to respond to any pending discovery requests,

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and no further discovery requests may be propounded until the stay is lifted;

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3. The Court will issue an amended Discovery and Scheduling Order when it lifts the

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discovery stay.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 17, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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