(PC)Spears

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN LOUIS SPEARS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00726-SKO (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

GRANT IN PART AND DENY IN PART

v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

FRANK CHANG, (Doc. 31)

Defendant. 14-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

Plaintiff John Louis Spears is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION On March 4, 2024, Defendant Chang filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint. (Doc. 31.) Following a stay of these proceedings, Plaintiff filed an opposition (Doc. 39), and Defendant replied (Doc. 44). II. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS Plaintiff alleges an Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claim against Defendant Chang. He states his finger was severed in an accident on February 2, 2017, and…