CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS WARD, Case No. 1:24-cv-00467-JLT-BAM Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

v. DISMISS ALL CLAIMS FOR FAILURE TO

STATE A CLAIM

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND (Doc. 16) REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Travis Ward, a state prisoner represented by counsel, initiated this action on April 17, 2024. (Doc. 1.) The matter proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and negligence against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and DOE Officers. (Doc. 15.) Plaintiff alleges that while confined at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”) in Delano, California, he fell and injured his leg and back due to defendants’ failure to remedy sewage water puddled outside his cell. Plaintiff also alleges that he received inadequate medical care after the fall.…