(PC) Gradford v. Stanislaus Public Safety Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, 1:17-cv-01248-DAD-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO

FILE OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF

v. NON-OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT

FLORES’S MOTION TO DISMISS,

STANISLAUS PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS CENTER, et al., (ECF No. 54.) Defendants.

19 William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”) is a former prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds against defendant Sergeant Flores1 (“Defendant”) for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On September 8, 2020, defendant Flores filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 54.) Plaintiff was required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion within twenty-one days, but has not done so. Local Rule 230(l).

28 1 Sued as Sergeant Florres. Local Rule 230(l) provides that the failure to oppose a motion “may be deemed a waiver of any…