Peterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRED FELEKI MARTINEZ, No. 2:21-cv-01779-DAD-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING

PETERSON, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

Defendant. (Doc. No. 75, 100)

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 11, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted. (Doc. No. 100.) Specifically, the magistrate judge noted the Ninth Circuit’s holding that on summary judgment, “[i]f the factual context makes the non-moving party’s claim implausible, that party must come forward with more persuasive evidence than would otherwise be necessary to show…