Matthews
Matthews v. Foss
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IVAN LEE MATTHEWS,
Case No. 23-cv-02800 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR
v. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
T. FOSS, et al.,
Defendants. (Docket No. 21)
17 Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the current and former Wardens of Salinas Valley State Prison 19 (“SVSP”). Dkt. No. 1. This matter was originally before the Honorable Magistrate Judge 20 Susan van Keulen, who found the complaint stated a cognizable claim against Defendants 21 under the Eighth Amendment. Dkt. No. 9. The matter was reassigned to this Court on 22 November 19, 2023. Dkt. No. 19. 23 Defendants M. Atchley and T. Foss filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings 24 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 12(c) on the grounds that the complaint fails to 25 state a claim for…