Pfeiffer
(PC) Thompson v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAHN GREGORY THOMPSON, No. 1:20-cv-01619 KES GSA (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ORDER RECOMMENDING SUMMARY
DISMISSAL AND CLOSURE OF CASE IN
C. PFEIFFER, et al., LIGHT OF VERIFICATION OF
PLAINTIFF’S DEATH AND ABSENCE OF
Defendants. SUBSTITUTION 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has passed away after the filing of this action. See ECF No. 51. At the time of Plaintiff’s death, this matter was at the summary judgment phase of the proceedings. See ECF Nos. 43, 49, 50 (Defendant’s fully briefed motion for summary judgment) Given that Defendant’s motion for summary judgment had been fully briefed at the time that Plaintiff passed away, thereafter on November 15, 2025, consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25, the Court ordered that the filings that were…