(PC) Rannels v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL W. RANNELS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00049-KES-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SMITH, et al., (Doc. 52) Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 Plaintiff Daniel W. Rannels is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claims against Defendants Smith and Tortorice. (See Doc. 48.) I. INTRODUCTION Defendants filed a summary judgment motion on August 21, 2024. (Doc. 52.) On August 29, 2024, Defendants filed a “Motion to Stay Discovery and to Modify the Discovery and Scheduling Order.” (Doc. 53.) Defendants filed a reply on October 3, 2024. (Doc. 59.) On September 20, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Motion to the Court to Set Trial Date to Oppose Declaration of Howard…