Kuster

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANTWYONE LYNCH, Case No. 21-cv-09897-JSW

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT; REFERRING

CASE TO PRISONER MEDIATION

A. KUSTER, et al., PROGRAM; STAYING CASE Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 18

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). The remaining claims are First Amendment retaliation claims against Defendants Martinez and Marquez, and Eighth Amendment endangerment claims against Defendants Kregg and Paulson. These Defendants (hereinafter “Defendants” unless otherwise specified) filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposed the motion, and Defendants replied. For the reasons discussed below, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. BACKGROUND …