(PC) Caruso v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GINA CARUSO, CASE NO. 1:15-CV-780 AWI EPG (PC) Plaintiff
ORDER DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT OFFICER G. SOLORIO, OFFICER C. LOPEZ, SGT. G. INGRAM, and (Doc. Nos. 187) OFFICER D. MARTINEZ, Defendants
This case arises out of an encounter between incarcerated Plaintiff Gina Caruso (“Caruso”) 16 and Defendant prison guards G. Solorio (“Solorio”), C. Lopez (“Lopez”), D. Martinez
17 (“Martinez”), and Sgt. G. Ingram (“Ingram”) (collectively “Defendants”). The operative
18 complaint is the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). The SAC contains two viable claims
19 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, an Eighth Amendment claim for excessive force and a Fourth
20 Amendment claim for an unreasonable search. See Doc. Nos. 45, 53. Currently before the Court
21 is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all claims. For the reasons that follow,