Opinion
1:21-CV-01309
05-14-2024
TASAI BETTS, Plaintiff, v. D. VARNER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
MATTHEW W. BRANN, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
AND NOW, this 14th day of May 2024, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendants' motion (Doc. 86) for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows:
a. Defendants' motion is GRANTED as to Betts' Section 1983 claims of First Amendment retaliation and civil conspiracy.
b. Defendants' motion is DENIED in all other respects.
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in Defendants' favor and against Betts as to all Section 1983 claims.
3. The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Betts' state-law negligence claims. Those claims are therefore DISMISSED without prejudice.
4. The Clerk of Court is further directed to CLOSE this case.