Brenneman
(PC) Hunter v. Brenneman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON EUGENE HUNTER, No. 2:22-cv-1141 DJC CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BRENNEMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a Sacramento County Jail inmate proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on claims arising under the Fourteenth Amendment against defendants Long, Moore, Gonzalvo, Pashetov, and Brenneman, all Sacramento County Jail deputies, for excessive use of force. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is before the court. I. Summary Judgment Standard Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that there “is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). A party asserting that a fact cannot be disputed must support the assertion by “citing to particular parts of materials in the record, including depositions, documents, 27 …