(PC)Candler
Steven Ranae Gleen Candler v. J. Ball, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 STEVEN RANAE GLEEN CANDLER, No. 1:23-cv-00459-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT J. BALL, et al., (ECF No. 85) Defendants. 14 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed September 10, 2025. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s excessive force claim against Defendants Ball, Armendariz, and Baker. Defendants filed an answer to the operative complaint on June 26, 2024. (ECF No. 70.) After an unsuccessful settlement conference, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order on October 2, 2024. (ECF No. 77.) Defendants filed the instant motion for summary judgment on September 10, 2025. …