Dharawat

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT L. SMITH, Case No. 2:24-cv-0118-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER RAMESH DHARAWT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Robert Smith is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant doctors J. Ma, Walter Chien, and Ramesh Dharawat, and nurse Nnaji, violated his Eighth Amendment rights in their treatment and care of him. Pending before the court are: plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief, ECF No. 14; defendant Ma’s motion to dismiss the claims against him, ECF No. 20; and plaintiff’s motion for additional time to respond to discovery requests, ECF No. 23. After reviewing the briefs, I will grant defendant Ma’s motion and allow plaintiff thirty days to file either a notice that he intends to proceed with his claims against defendants Dharawat, Chien, and Nnaji, or an amended complaint remedying the deficiencies noted herein. I will also grant plaintiff sixty days…