(PC) Hill v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL Case No. 2:22-cv-0342-TLN-JDP (P) Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 JEFF LYNCH, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Cymeyon Hill, a civil detainee, brings a Fourteenth Amendment claim against defendants Jeff Lynch, the Warden of California State Prison-Sacramento (“CSP-Sac”), Captain Conrad; A. Scotland, the Associate Warden; and Sergeant Bater for keeping him in a cell that leaked a thick, brown substance from the ceiling. Defendants move for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff was never exposed to a substantial risk of harm, and that, even if he was, defendants had no knowledge of it, and plaintiff suffered no harm as a result. Additionally, defendants claim qualified immunity. I recommend granting defendants’ motion. 25 26 27 28 Background The undisputed evidence indicates that plaintiff was a civil detainee housed in the B- Facility at CSP-Sacramento. ECF No. 11 at 3. …