Beard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILORAD OLIC, No. 2:16-cv-0720 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS JEFFREY BEARD et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court are defendants’ motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 55, 58. Plaintiff has opposed both motions. ECF Nos. 57, 60. I. Plaintiff’s Allegations After screening, the complaint proceeded on plaintiff’s retaliatory transfer claim against defendant Lizarraga and excessive force claim against defendant Payne. ECF No. 18. Relevant to those claims, plaintiff alleges that on March 26, 2015, Lizarraga told plaintiff he was going to be transferred. ECF No. 1 at 5-6. About a month and a half later, plaintiff was forcibly removed from his cell at Mule Creek State Prison (“MCSP”) and transferred to High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”). Id. at 6. The transfer was…