Reif

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONNIE CHEROKEE BROWN, No. 2:18-cv-01088-KJM-CKD-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

C. REIF, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 15, 2018 the court screened plaintiff’s complaint and found a cognizable claim for the excessive use of force against defendants Reif, Overby, and Gomez and a failure to protect claim against defendant Overby, all in violation of the Eighth Amendment. ECF No. 13 at 4. The court also found that the complaint stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim challenging the conditions of plaintiff’s confinement against defendants Reif and Gomez. Id. All defendants were employed at California State Prison-Sacramento (“CSP-Sac”) on December 1, 2017, the date of the allegations in the complaint. Currently pending before the court are defendants’ motion…