(PC) Bouie v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIRK JA’ONG BOUIE, JR., No. 2:18-cv-02040-DC-AC (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING

OSCAR SMITH, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 88, 93) 16 Plaintiff Dirk Ja'ong Bouie, Jr., is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 18, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 88) be granted because: (i) Defendants Smith and Rossi’s conduct in briefly delaying Plaintiff’s access to mental health treatment following an altercation was not harmful to Plaintiff and thus not deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs; (ii) Defendant Harwood’s conduct in not providing…