Patterson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORMAN E. PATTERSON,

Case No. 21-cv-07391 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

G. MATTESON,

Defendant. (Docket No. 10)

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Warden G. Matteson, for the violation of his right to equal protection. Dkt. No. 1. Finding the complaint stated cognizable claims, the Honorable Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore ordered service upon Defendant. Dkt. No. 6. Defendant Matteson filed a motion for summary judgment based on the following grounds: (1) Plaintiff’s equal protection rights were not violated; (2) Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit; (3) the suit is barred by res judicata; (4) the Rooker-Feldman doctrine prevents the Court from reviewing the state court decisions; and

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