Pucelik

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DUANE LINDER, No. 2:18-CV-2281-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JALAL SOLTENIAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are: (1) motion to dismiss by defendants Galang and Pucelik (ECF No. 19); and (2) unopposed motion for summary judgment by Smith and Soltenian (ECF No. 24). 21 I. BACKGROUND A. Plaintiff’s Allegations This action proceeds on plaintiff’s first amended complaint. See ECF No. 9. Plaintiff names the following doctors as defendants: (1) Jalal Soltenian, M.D.; (2) J. Chau, M.D.; (3) Christopher Smith, M.D.; (4) James Pucelik, M.D.; and (5) Carmelino Galang, M.D. Drs. Soltenian, Chau, and Smith are prison physicians. Drs. Pucelik and Galang are physicians at San Joaquin General Hospital. According to plaintiff, by 2009…