Navarro
(PC) Lear v. Navarro
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK WILLIAM LEAR, No. 1:21-cv-00600-KES-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING
v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
NAVARRO, et al., Docs. 65, 106 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on plaintiff’s first amended complaint against defendants Navarro, Neve, and Allison for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, arising from an incident on January 4, 2020. Doc. 47. 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 August 28, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be granted. Doc. 106. The findings and recommendations were served on the parties and contained notice that…