UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 KWESI MUHAMMAD, Case No. 23-cv-00789-AMO (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT ON FEDERAL CLAIMS
AND REMANDING CASE STATE LAW
STEPHAN MENDEZ, CLAIMS TO STATE COURT Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.
I. INTRODUCTION This is a federal civil rights action. Before the Court is the motion for summary judgment 16 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 filed by Defendant Correctional Training Facility 17 (“CTF”) Officer Stephan Mendez on the grounds that: (1) Plaintiff Kwesi Muhammad fails to 18 demonstrate federal law claims relating to First Amendment violations; (2) Muhammad’s state law 19 claims are not viable; and (3) Defendant is entitled to qualified immunity. Dkt. 15. Also before 20 the Court is Defendant’s request for judicial notice. Dkt. 15-7. 21 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On December 12, 2022, Muhammad filed this civil action in the Monterey County 23 Superior Court,…