(PC) Cage v. Johnson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JIM CAGE, Case No.: 1:22-cv-01429-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

13 v. (Doc. 39) 14 A. JOHNSON, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Jim Cage is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive 19 force claim against Defendant Rojas. 20 I. INTRODUCTION1 21 The Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order on January 25, 2024. (Doc. 26.) 22 On January 16, 2025, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 39.) 23 Defendant’s motion included a Rand2 warning (Doc. 39-15), addressing the requirements 24 concerning an opposition to a motion for summary judgment. Despite the passage of more than 25 21 days, Plaintiff failed to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion. 26 1 All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the assigned magistrate judge for all further…