Ortega
Ortega v. Santa Clara County Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CARLOS A. ORTEGA, Case No. 19-cv-00319-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING AS MOOT
PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR
v. EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
SURREPLY; GRANTING
A. FLORES, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 60, 68
13 Plaintiff, an insanity acquittee at Napa State Hospital, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES as moot Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to file a surreply, Dkt. No. 68; and GRANTS Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, Dkt. No. 60. DISCUSSION I. Procedural Background On January 18, 2019, Plaintiff commenced this case. Dkt. No. 1. The Court found that the complaint stated a cognizable claim for excessive force, in violation of either the Eighth Amendment or the Fourteenth Amendment, against Santa Clara County Jail…