Parriot

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, 1:19-cv-00286-JLT-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT

vs. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE GRANTED,

PARRIOT, et al., WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO FILING A

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

Defendants. CORPUS

(ECF No. 47.)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS

20 I. BACKGROUND Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds with the First Amended Complaint filed on September 10, 2020, against defendants Cantu,1 W. Gutierrez, and Mattingly (“Defendants”) for use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 22.) 27 1 Sued as Canto. On September 15, 2021, Defendants filed a motion…