Gutierrez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JIMMY LEE HOUSTON, Case No. 22-cv-02475-JSW

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ON

v. PENDING MOTIONS; REFERRING

CASE TO MEDIATION

S. GUTIERREZ, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 26-29 Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three officers at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”): S. Gutierrez, M. Rangel, and L. Maciel for using excessive force against him. The Court found Plaintiff’s allegations, when liberally construed, stated cognizable claims against Defendants for violating his Eighth Amendment rights. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings was granted to the extent Plaintiff sued Defendants in their official capacities; the motion was otherwise denied. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposed the motion,1 and Defendants replied. For the reasons…