(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY PAUL SMITH, Case No. 1:19-cv-00651-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT

PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR INJUNCTIVE

v. RELIEF BE DENIED

MUNICIPALITY OF FRESNO COUNTY, (ECF NOS. 8 & 11.) et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Gary Paul Smith (“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. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on May 14, 2019, (ECF No. 1.), and his First Amended Complaint on June 10, 2019. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint generally alleges that Defendants Dr. Kongara, Dr. Levy, and appeals nurse Zachary Taylor acted with deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs.1 On November 7, 2019, the undersigned screened Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and found that it failed to state any claims upon which relief could be granted; thus, Plaintiff was given the option of (1) filing an…