Lopez

Lopez v. Holler

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 24, 20203:18-cv-04387California3,818 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD LOPEZ, Case No. 18-cv-04387-WHO (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING

v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HOLLER, et al., Dkt. No. 25 Defendants.

16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Edward Lopez alleges in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit that his jailors at Pelican Bay State Prison violated his constitutional right to due process by depriving him of a beard trimmer for 14 months. To the extent Lopez has such a right to a beard trimmer, which I do not reach, he received any process he was due. And defendants certainly would be entitled to qualified immunity. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. DISCUSSION I. Background The allegations in the following factual summary are undisputed, unless specifically noted otherwise. In September 2017, Lopez, an inmate at Pelican Bay, ordered an electric Dkt. No. 1 at 6.) When Lopez went to pick it up, defendant…

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