Steward

Steward v. Stevenson

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 26, 20233:20-cv-09310California4,125 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JASON J. STEWARD, Case No. 20-cv-09310-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

STEVENSON, et al., Docket Nos. 39, 44 Defendants.

12 13 In this pro se prisoner’s civil rights action, Plaintiff Jason Steward complains about prison employees’ actions following a physical altercation between himself and another inmate. See generally, Docket No. 16 (“First Amended Complaint” or “FAC”). The Court found that Mr. Steward had stated a single cognizable claim against eleven defendants, for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need, and ordered Defendants to respond. See Docket Nos. 18, 20. Defendants’ dispositive motion is now before the Court. Docket No. 39 (“Summary Judgment Motion” or “MSJ”). For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS the Summary Judgment Motion.1 I. BACKGROUND Mr. Steward’s First Amended Complaint was not filed under penalty of…

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