(PC) Pelton v. Amador County, CA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEAN MICHAEL PELTON, No. 2:21-CV-1968-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action against Defendant Amador County pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 690 (1978). Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. See ECF No. 31. Plaintiff has filed an opposition. See ECF No. 38. Defendant has filed a reply. See ECF No. 41. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide for summary judgment or summary adjudication when “the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). The standard for summary judgment and…