Espinoza
Larvester J. Johnson v. Ebenezer Espinoza
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 22, 20253:22-cv-09197California2,814 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LARVESTER J. JOHNSON, Case No. 22-cv-09197-WHO (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT;
EBENEZER ESPINOZA, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF
TO COMPLY WITH DISCOVERY
Defendant. REQUESTS AND SIT FOR A
DEPOSITION;
SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
14 Dkt. Nos. 48, 56, and 58 15 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Larvester J. Johnson alleges in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action that one of his jailors, Sergeant Ebenezer Espinoza, retaliated against him in violation of his First Amendment right to access the courts. He lists a series of incidents in his First Amended Complaint, but that is the only evidence of his perspective on his claims. He refused to sit for a deposition or comply with discovery requests from defendant. Johnson has filed two motions for summary judgment, in response to…