Ballesteros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ARTURO ARRANGA BALLESTEROS, Case No. 20-cv-06207-JSC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT; REFERRING

CASE FOR MEDIATION

STEPHEN STEK, et al., PROCEEDINGS Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 against the City of Santa Clara, California, and eight employees of the Santa Clara Police Department (“SCPD”) for using excessive force during the course of his arrest. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff filed an opposition, and Defendants filed a reply brief. For the reasons discussed below, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART, and the case is referred to Magistrate Judge Illman and the Prisoner Mediation Program for mediation proceedings. DISCUSSION…