DAVID N. HURD, District Judge.
Pro se plaintiff Derek A. Heyliger brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 16, 2019, the Honorable Christian F. Hummel, United States Magistrate Judge, advised by Report-Recommendation that defendants' motion for partial summary judgment be granted and that plaintiff's cross-motion for partial summary judgment be denied. Magistrate Judge Hummel further recommended that, pursuant to plaintiff's stipulation, several claims also be dismissed. No objections to the Report-Recommendation have been filed.
Based upon a careful review of the entire file and the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge, the Report-Recommendation is accepted in whole.
Therefore, it is
ORDERED that
1. Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment conditions of confinement claim against defendant Lafountain regarding his food is DISMISSED;
3. Plaintiff's cross-motion for partial summary judgment is DENIED;
4. Pursuant to plaintiff's stipulations, the following claims are DISMISSED with prejudice: (1) plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claims against defendants Cymbrak, Guynup, Lafountain, Lagree, Mahoney, Mussen, Perry, and Wilcox insofar as those claims are based on the alleged October 28, 2015 assault; (2) all claims against defendants Annucci, Bellamy, Effman, Loren, Simpson, and Leahy Scott; and (3) plaintiff's excessive force claims against defendants Mahoney and Lafountain;
5. The action is terminated as to defendants Annucci, Bellamy, Effman, Loren, Simpson, and Leahy Scott;
6. The following claims remain for trial: (1) plaintiff's Eighth Amendment excessive force claims against defendants Cymbrak, Guynup, Lagree, Mussen, Wilcox, and Perry based on an alleged October 28, 2015 use of force; (2) plaintiff's racial discrimination claim against defendant Lagree relating to the October 28, 2015 incident; and (3) plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Lafountain alleging food tampering, destruction of property, and falsification of property transfer documents; and
7. Trial is tentatively scheduled for July 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in Utica, New York. Pre-trial submissions are due on or before July 6, 2020;
8. The parties are directed to advise the Court on or before April 1, 2020 whether or not a consent to a jury trial before Magistrate Judge Hummel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) will be executed based on his familiarity with the case; and
9. Plaintiff's prior motion for the appointment of counsel is considered renewed and the Clerk is directed to appoint plaintiff pro bono trial counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.