Ford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK FORD, No. 2:19-cv-00191-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER VICTOR BORTOLAMEDI and FRANK

VELA,

15 Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Victor Bortolamedi’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 42.) Plaintiff Patrick Ford (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 46.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 49.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED. /// /// /// /// /// /// 27 Frank Vela (“Vela”) has also been named as a Defendant in this action, but does not join in the instant motion. The Court will refer to Bortolamedi and Vela collectively as “Defendants.” I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2 The instant action arises out of an alleged conspiracy by Defendants and three inmates at California State Prison – Sacramento (“CSP-SAC”) to assault and batter Plaintiff when he refused to change his cell assignment. (See ECF No. 42-1.) At all…