Kinkeade v. Beard et al

Filing 26

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 11/15/16 granting 24 Motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order. Discovery in this action is stayed for a period of 14 days from the date of this order. The discovery and pretrial motion deadlines 20 are hereby vacated. (Plummer, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CARLOS KINKEADE, 12 13 14 No. 2:15-cv-1375 TLN CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFFREY BEARD, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 In this civil rights action by a prisoner proceeding pro se, the current discovery deadline is 18 November 18, 2016. (ECF No. 20.) Defendant Oddie has filed a motion to modify the discovery 19 and scheduling order, as it appears that plaintiff is in the process of obtaining counsel. (ECF No. 20 24; see ECF No. 23.) Under the circumstances, the court will stay discovery for a period of two 21 weeks, during which time an attorney may substitute in as plaintiff’s attorney of record in this 22 action. See L.R. 182. At the close of the two-week period, if the parties have not stipulated to a 23 new discovery and motion schedule, the court will make further orders as needed. 24 Accordingly, IT IS SO ORDERED that: 25 1. Defendant Oddie’s motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order (ECF No. 24) 26 27 28 is granted as set forth below; 2. Discovery in this action is stayed for a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of this order; 1 3. The discovery and pretrial motion deadlines (ECF No. 20) are hereby vacated; and 2 4. If the parties have not stipulated to a new discovery and motion schedule by the end of 3 the two-week period, the court will make further orders as needed. 4 Dated: November 15, 2016 _____________________________________ CAROLYN K. DELANEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2/kink1375.stay 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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