Amezquita

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE G. AMEZQUITA,

Case No. 20-cv-08285 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING IN PART AND

GRANTING IN PART MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

REFERRING CASE TO

SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS; GARCIA-CORTEZ, et al., STAYING CASE; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK Defendants.

(Docket No. 32)

17 Plaintiff, a state inmate, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. The first amended complaint (“FAC”) is the operative complaint in this action. Dkt. No. 12. The Court found the FAC stated cognizable claims for excessive force and retaliation, took supplemental jurisdiction over the related state law claims, and ordered the matter to be served on Defendants. Dkt. No. 20. Defendants Garcia and…