Aliwalas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CRESHAM, Case No. 2:24-cv-3438-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER KRISTAL ALIWALAS, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this § 1983 action against Kristal Aliwas, Mark Davis, and Eleanor Griffith—medical staff at High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”)—and Mercedeh Baghai, Kevin Rueter, and Sanjay Shah—doctors at Banner Lassen Medical Center—alleging that they provided him inadequate medical care and thus violated his Eighth Amendment rights. ECF No. 11. For the purposes of screening, plaintiff has sufficiently alleged an Eighth Amendment claim against defendants Aliwas and Davis for inadequate medical care. However, his allegations fail to state cognizable Eighth Amendment claims against the remaining defendants. Plaintiff may, if he chooses, file an amended complaint that addresses the deficiencies noted herein, or he may proceed only on the cognizable Eighth Amendment claims. 27…