Ruman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DE’ANDRE L. KIDD, No. 1:23-cv-01500-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE

13 v. TO THIS ACTION 14 E. ROMAN, et al. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DEFENDANTS’

15 Defendants. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE

GRANTED

16 (ECF No. 34) 17 18 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 19 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed June 25, 21 2025. 22 I. 23 PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 24 On February 23, 2024, the Court ordered that this action proceed on Plaintiff’s second 25 amended complaint against Defendant E. Roman1 for excessive force, against Defendant C. 26 Rodriguez for failure to intervene in the use of excessive force, and against the unidentified licensed 27

28 1 Erroneously identified as E. Ruman. 1 vocational…