Kuersten

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 DAVID PRIEST, No. 2: 21-cv-0058 TLN KJN P 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BENTLEY, et al., 14 Defendants.

16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 64.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ summary judgment motion be granted. II. Legal Standards for Summary Judgment Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that the standard set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 is met. “The court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). Under summary judgment practice, the moving party always bears the initial responsibility of informing the…