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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ROBERT QUINCY THOMAS, 1:19-cv-01217-DAD-GSA-PC Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

vs. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BE DENIED

REYNA, et al., (ECF No. 37.) Defendants. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN (14) DAYS

15 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, Robert Quincy Thomas, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on September 4, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) This case now proceeds with the original Complaint against defendants Correctional Officer (C/O) L. Reyna, C/O M. Podsakoff, C/O P. Vellido, C/O J. Centeno, and Sergeant (Sgt.) N. Huerta (collectively, “Defendants”), for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Id.) On July 26, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 37.) On August 17, 2021, Defendants filed…