Baez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:20-cv-00858-ADA-BAK (BAM) (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING TO GRANT

v.

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR ORDER

DEPUTY BAEZ, ENFORCING SETTLEMENT AND

DISMISSING CASE AND TO DISMISS THIS

Defendant. ACTION WITH PREJUDICE

16 (ECF No. 32)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

18 Plaintiff William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against Deputy Baez (“Defendant”) for use of excessive force in an incident alleged to have occurred on January 16, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) On February 3, 2022, Defendant filed a motion for an order enforcing the parties’ settlement agreement and dismissing the case. (ECF No. 32.) Plaintiff filed a response in opposition. (ECF No. 35.) I. DEFENDANT’S MOTION A. Settlement Agreement…