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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY WAYNE WALTON II, No. 2:18-cv-0080 TLN DB PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS COUNTY OF SUTTER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was, therefore, referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the undersigned is a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure filed by defendants Jason Davis and Scott Rounds. (ECF No. 71.) Having considered the parties’ briefing, and for the reasons stated below, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be denied in part and granted in part. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Gregory Wayne Walton commenced this action on January 12, 2018, by filing a complaint in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1 & 2.) Plaintiff is proceeding on an amended…