Longoria

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL EDWARD DURAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-00289-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT1

v.

(Doc. No. 73)

LONGORIA, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is Defendant Longoria’s motion for summary judgment, filed on December 23, 2024. (Doc. No. 73, “MSJ”). Plaintiff Paul Edward Duran, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action, timely filed an opposition, (Doc. No. 76), and Defendant filed a Reply (Doc. No. 78). The Court finds no dispute as to any material fact that Defendant’s confiscation of Plaintiff’s religious items did not substantially burden Plaintiff’s religious practices in violation of the Free Exercise Clause. Therefore, the Court grants Defendant’s motion. /// /// 27 1 Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. No. 55). …