Grether

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOEVON VIYALE WALKER, Case No. 2:22-cv-0463-WBS-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS K. GRETHER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Joevon Walker, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this case alleging a violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. He alleges that defendants D. Clifford, B. Fehr, and H. Martinez, correctional officers, conspired to ensure that he would receive a food tray that was contaminated with a sharp object, resulting in plaintiff inadvertently swallowing the object. Defendants move for summary judgment. I recommend granting defendants’ motion. Background In his second amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that on April 22, 2018, he swallowed a sharp object that had been hidden in his food. ECF No. 20 at 6-7. He alleges that defendants knowingly contributed to plaintiff receiving the contaminated food…