Pantoja

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL PANTOJA, No. 2:20-cv-00809-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court pursuant to Defendants High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”) Warden Elliot M. Spearman (“Spearman”) and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) Counselor Drake’s (“Drake”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgement. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff Daniel Pantoja (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 16.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 21.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED. /// /// /// 26 The Court notes this Motion was initially brought by CDCR and HDSP as well. (See ECF No. 13.) This Court dismissed CDCR and HDSP with prejudice from this action on March 31, 2021. (See ECF No. 24.) Accordingly, the Court will only address arguments regarding Spearman and Drake in this Order. I. FACTUAL AND…