Stevenson
Stevenson v. Jones
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Illston, J.
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT
INTRODUCTION
Charles L. Stevenson, an inmate currently at the San Francisco County Jail, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . This action is now before the court for consideration of the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant and opposed by Stevenson For the reasons *1084 discussed below, summary judgment will be granted in defendant’s favor.
BACKGROUND
Stevenson alleges two claims in his amended complaint. First, he alleges that San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy Jones used excessive force on April 1, 2015, by handcuffing him too tightly. Second, he alleges that Deputy Jones violated his right to due process by causing him to be put in administrative segregation without a sufficient evidentiary basis for events on April 1, 2015.
The following facts are undisputed unless otherwise noted:
The events and omissions giving rise to this action occurred in April 2015, at the San Francisco County Jail # 5 in San Bruno, California. At the relevant time, Stevenson was housed in the jail as a pretrial detainee (although he has since had a trial and been convicted of a crime). Since his arrival at the jail in…