Parriot
(PC) Smith v. Parriot
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:19-cv-00286-JLT-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
vs. OF MAGISTRATE’S ORDER BY
DISTRICT JUDGE
PARRIOT, et al., (Doc. 64.) Defendants.
16 This case is proceeding on Lawrence Christopher Smith’s First Amended Complaint alleging the excessive use of force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against defendants Cantu, W. Gutierrez, and Mattingly (“Defendants”). (Doc. 22.) The assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations that the Court grant Defendants’ motion for summary judgment based on Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies and because the claims in this case are barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 483–87 (1994). (See Doc. 57.) On June 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion to stay the resolution of Defendants’ pending motion for summary judgment so that he could amend his complaint in a related…