Liu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMAN RANKINS, No. 2:15-cv-1164 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ALEXANDER LIU, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendant violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is defendant’s fully briefed motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below the court will recommend that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted. BACKGROUND I. Procedural History Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on May 29, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) The original complaint was dismissed during the screening process and plaintiff was given leave to amend. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff’s first amended complaint (ECF No. 16) presented a cognizable claim and the magistrate judge assigned to the case at…