Santoro
(PC) Arrant v. Santoro
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN R. PLAINTIFF, No. 1:20-cv-01253-KES-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT KELLY SANTORO, et al., (ECF No. 81) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed January 10, 2024. (ECF No. 81.) I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action is proceeding Defendants Dodson, Garcia, and Tapia for retaliation, and separate excessive force claims against Defendants J. Florez and Tapia. Defendants filed an answer to the complaint on July 1, 2021. The Court issued the discovery and scheduling order on September 17, 2021. On December 17, 2021, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground 28 of failure…