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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TYLO JEROME FELIX, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. CAZORES, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:24-cv-00332-JLT-SKO

ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY AND 

DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINES

(Doc. 27)

Plaintiff Tylo Jerome Felix, Jr., is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s constitutional claims against Defendants 

Cazores, Smotherman, Diaz, Velasquez, and Arreazola. 

I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND

The Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order on August 23, 2024. (Doc. 17.) The 

remaining deadlines include the discovery cut-off deadline of January 23, 2025, and the 

dispositive motion filing deadline of March 24, 2025. (See id.) 

On January 3, 2025, Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment for Failure to 

Exhaust Administrative Remedies, contending Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative 

remedies prior to filing suit. (Doc. 26.)1

1 Plaintiff’s opposition or statement of non-opposition is due January 24, 2025, plus time for mailing. See 

Local Rule 230(l). 

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On January 15, 2025, Defendants filed a motion seeking to stay the discovery deadline 

and the dispositive motion filing deadline. (Doc. 27.) A response by Plaintiff is unnecessary. 

II. DISCUSSION

Defendants move for a stay of the discovery and dispositive motion deadlines. Defendants 

have filed a motion for summary judgment alleging Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative 

remedies. Defendants note that Plaintiff’s opposition is due January 24, 2025, one day after the 

current discovery cut-off deadline. Because the exhaustion motion may be dispositive of the 

action, Defendants ask the Court to stay the remaining deadlines until it rules on the pending 

exhaustion motion. 

A district court has the inherent power to stay its proceedings. This power to stay is 

“incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes on its 

docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.” Landis v. North 

American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936); see also Federal Sav. & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Molinaro, 

889 F.2d 899, 902 (9th Cir. 1989) (“A court may decide to stay the civil case when required by 

the interests of justice”). 

Here, the Court finds a stay of the deadline for the completion of discovery and for the 

filing of dispositive motions promotes judicial economy. Landis, 299 U.S. at 254. Staying the 

discovery and dispositive motion deadlines will allow the Court to issue a final ruling on the 

pending exhaustion motion in due course without disruption of those remaining deadlines. If 

Defendants’ summary judgment motion regarding exhaustion is granted, the deadlines for the 

completion of discovery and the filing of dispositive motions would be mooted. However, if 

Defendants’ motion is denied, the Court will reimpose the relevant deadlines and discovery will 

continue. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. Defendants’ motion to stay the discovery and dispositive motion deadlines (Doc. 27) 

is GRANTED; and

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2. The deadlines for the completion of discovery and for the filing of dispositive motions 

are STAYED. Those deadlines will be reimposed following final resolution of 

Defendants’ summary judgment motion concerning exhaustion, if necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2025 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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