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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID PRIEST, No. 2: 21-cv-0058 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BENTLEY, et al., 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’ supplemental summary judgment motion. (ECF No. 75.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ supplemental 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…