(PC) Rannels v. Smith

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DANIEL W. RANNELS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00049-KES-SKO (PC)

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

13 v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 14 SMITH, et al., (Doc. 52) 15 Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 17 Plaintiff Daniel W. Rannels is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate 19 indifference to serious medical needs claims against Defendants Smith and Tortorice. (See Doc. 20 48.) 21 I. INTRODUCTION 22 Defendants filed a summary judgment motion on August 21, 2024. (Doc. 52.) On August 23 29, 2024, Defendants filed a “Motion to Stay Discovery and to Modify the Discovery and 24 Scheduling Order.” (Doc. 53.) Defendants filed a reply on October 3, 2024. (Doc. 59.) 25 On September 20, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Motion to the Court to Set Trial 26 Date to Oppose Declaration of Howard…