Kuster

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ANTWYONE LYNCH, Case No. 21-cv-09897-JSW

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

9 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT; REFERRING

CASE TO PRISONER MEDIATION

10 A. KUSTER, et al., PROGRAM; STAYING CASE Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 18 11

12 INTRODUCTION 13 Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 14 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). The remaining claims are 15 First Amendment retaliation claims against Defendants Martinez and Marquez, and Eighth 16 Amendment endangerment claims against Defendants Kregg and Paulson.1 These Defendants 17 (hereinafter “Defendants” unless otherwise specified) filed a motion for summary judgment. 18 Plaintiff opposed the motion, and Defendants replied. For the reasons discussed below, the 19 motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. 20 BACKGROUND 21 …