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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

RUPERT FLOWERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

B. JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-01778- MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

TO STAY

(ECF NO. 16)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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This matter proceeds on claims 

raised in the First Amended Complaint against Defendants Marsh, Martinez, and 

Johnson. (ECF No. 13.) On March 21, 2016, service was ordered on the Defendants 

(ECF No. 15), and on April 8, 2016, Waivers of Service were sent for two of the three 

Defendants (Martinez and Johnson) (ECF No. 17). An answer is due on June 7, 2016. 

Now pending is Plaintiff’s motion to stay all proceedings and/or for an extension of 

time. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff seeks a 45-60 day stay or continuance of this action due to 

his recent placement in solitary confinement, rendering it difficult, if not impossible, for 

him to meet court deadlines.

 

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Plaintiff has consented to the undersigned’s jurisdiction. (ECF No. 6.)

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A district court “has broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its 

power to control its own docket.” Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997) (citing 

Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936)). The party seeking the stay 

bears the burden of establishing the need to stay the action. Clinton, 520 U.S. at 708.

Presently, there are no court deadlines that require action on Plaintiff’s part necessitating 

a stay or a continuance.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to stay and/or 

extension of time (ECF No. 16) is DENIED without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 9, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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