(PC) Saldana v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMUEL SALDANA, No. 2:22-cv-00801-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GONZALES, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. This case proceeds on an Eighth Amendment claim alleged against defendant Gonzales in the second amended complaint (SAC), all other defendants and claims having been dismissed. ECF Nos. 15, 16, 17. Before the court is Gonzales’s motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 29. Plaintiff has filed an opposition, and defendant has replied. ECF Nos. 34, 35. For the reasons explained below, it is recommended that Gonzales’s motion for summary judgment be granted. I. The SAC The SAC alleges that on April 4, 2022, Gonzales and another (John Doe) corrections officer1 transported plaintiff from High Desert State Prison (HDSP) to an off-site medical 27 Many of plaintiff’s allegations and…