Edwards

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEDVIENO D’BARGE MAYES, No. 2:19-cv-2236 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND M. EDWARDS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDAITONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with an action for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He is proceeding on the following claims: 1. Use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against defendants Valenzuela, Vargas and McDougle; and 2. Subjecting plaintiff to harmful conditions of confinement arising under the Eighth Amendment against defendants Valenzuela, Vargas, McDougle and Edwards. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is before the court. I. Summary Judgment Standard Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that there “is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). A party asserting that a fact cannot…