Jack

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JAMES JACK, JR., CASE NO. 1:17-CV-0520 AWI SAB

Plaintiff

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ THIRD

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

STANISLAUS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ERIC PEARSON, (Doc. No. 33) 12 Defendant 13 14 This case stems from a violent confrontation between Plaintiff James Jack, Jr. (“Jack”) and a fellow detainee at the Stanislaus County Jail. Jack is pursuing claims against Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Pearson (“Pearson”) for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law negligence. Currently before the Court is Pearson’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted as to Jack’s § 1983 claims, and the Court will decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims. 21 RULE 56(a) FRAMEWORK Summary judgment is proper when it is demonstrated that there exists no genuine issue as to any material fact, and that the moving party is…