Moffett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDREW L. MOFFETT, Case No. 20-cv-02051-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

BENEFIELD, Docket No. 31 Defendant.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION In this pro se prisoner’s civil rights action, Andrew Moffett alleges that correctional officer J. Benefield violated his right to due process by falsely accusing him of assaulting another prisoner, which resulted in Mr. Moffett losing good-time credits and receiving a ten-month term in the Special Housing Unit (SHU). Defendant Benefield now moves for summary judgment on multiple grounds, including that Mr. Moffett’s claim is Heck-barred. Docket No. 31 (“MSJ”). For the reasons discussed below, the Court agrees with this dispositive argument, and concludes that Defendant Benefield is entitled to summary judgment. II. BACKGROUND A. The Disciplinary Proceeding Mr. Moffett alleges…