Powell
(PC) Uriel Garcia v. Powell
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 URIEL GARCIA, Case No.: 1:19-cv-01631-KES-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff,
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
13 v. GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
14 POWELL, et al., (Doc. 58) 15 Defendants.
16 17 Plaintiff Uriel Garcia is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. This action proceeds against Defendants Powell, Hurtado, 19 and Ugwueze for deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs in violation of the 20 Eighth Amendment. 21 I. INTRODUCTION 22 Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff’s claims on November 18, 23 2024. (Doc. 58.) Plaintiff filed an opposition (Doc. 64) on January 27, 2025, and Defendants 24 replied (Doc. 65) on January 29, 2025. 25 II. APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARDS 26 Motions for Summary Judgment 27 Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that there “is no genuine dispute as to any material fact…