Garza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KORY T. O’BRIEN, Case No. 2:22-cv-1730-TLN-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS R. GARZA, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, brought this action under section 1983 alleging that defendants Garza and Baker, both correctional officers, violated his Eighth Amendment rights when they failed to timely summon medical assistance when he experienced chest pains, and violated his First Amendment rights because their delay was motivated by grievances plaintiff had filed against them. Defendants have moved for summary judgment, ECF No. 55, plaintiff has opposed the motion, ECF No. 62, and defendants have filed a reply, ECF No. 66. For the reasons stated hereafter, defendants’ motion should be granted and judgment entered in their favor. 25 26 27 28 1 Legal Standards A. Summary Judgment Summary judgment is appropriate where there is “no genuine dispute as to…