Beagle

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ADOPTING IN PART FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (DOC. 64)

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs 1 are former and current inmates at Pleasant Valley State Prison (“PVSP”) in Coalinga, California or Avenal State Prison (“ASP”) in Avenal, California, *1059 who contracted “Valley Fever” during their terms of incarceration. Doc. 2 (“Compl.”) at ¶ 1. This case is-one of four related suits brought by various Plaintiffs who contracted Valley Fever while incarcerated. See Jackson v. State of California, 1:13-CV-1055-LJO-SAB; Smith v. Schwarzenegger, 1:14-CV-60-LJO-SAB; Abukar v. Schwarzenegger, 1:14-CV-816-LJO-SAB. Plaintiffs bring this suit against Defendants, 2 various. former and current government officials and former and current employees of PVSP, for their roles in causing Plaintiffs to contract Valley Fever. Id.

Plaintiffs assert two causes of action against Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”) in which they allege Defendants “recklessly caused Plaintiffs to contract Valley Fever” in violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. Compl. at ¶ 1. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege Defendants (1) recklessly exposed Plaintiffs to dangerous conditions in violation-…