Anaya

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRELL CORDARRYL STANFORD, Case No. 2:19-cv-00497-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Y. ANAYA, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendants Johnson and Anaya violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights when they engaged in retaliation, used excessive force against him, and withheld his mail. Pending before the Court is Defendants Johnson and Anaya’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 42, Plaintiff’s opposition, ECF No. 45, and Defendants’ reply, ECF No. 46. Defendants argues that Plaintiff’s excessive force claims are barred by the Heck2 doctrine. ECF No. 42. The undersigned agrees that these claims are barred and recommends granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment.

1 Defendants’ motion only addresses Plaintiff’s excessive force claims, and thus Plaintiff’s remaining claims…