Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN R. ARRANT, No. 1:20-cv-01253-KES-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS TO GRANT IN

v. PART AND DENY IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KELLY SANTORO, et al., Docs. 81, 94 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on claims for (1) retaliation in violation of the First Amendment against defendants Garcia, Dodson, and Tapia, and (2) excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against defendants Florez and Tapia. Doc. 94. Specifically, this action proceeds on (1) a retaliation claim against Garcia and Dodson for conducting a cell search on May 29, 2018, (2) a retaliation claim against Garcia for the issuance of an allegedly false rules violation report on July 31, 2018, (3) retaliation and excessive force claims against Tapia for the use of force on May 18,…