Herrera
Herrera v. Ortega
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSHUA S. HERRERA, Case No. 20-cv-02035 BLF Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT; REFERRING TO
SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS;
J. ORTEGA, et al., STAYING CASE; INSTRUCTIONS
TO CLERK Defendants.
16 (Docket No. 37) 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”) and an appeals examiner at the Office of Appeals. The Court found the second amended complaint (“SAC”), Dkt. No. 15, stated a cognizable claim for retaliation, and ordered Defendants Lt. J. Ortega, Officer R. Castillo-Ruiz,1 Officer B. Duran, and Officer R. Cardona to file a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion. Dkt. No. 16.2
1 Plaintiff originally identified this Defendant as “Castillo,” but Defendants’ filings indicate that the proper name is…