(PC) Smith v. Diez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LARRY SMITH, No. 2:20-CV-0071-DAD-DMC-P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 CONNIE GIPSON, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 18

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging violation of his rights under the Religious Land Use and 19 Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). Pending before the Court is Defendants’ 20 unopposed motion for summary judgment. See ECF No. 56. 21 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…