Chau

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM JOHNSON, No. 2: 16-cv-1536 JAM KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS J. CHAU, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendants’ summary judgment motion. (ECF No. 58.) Plaintiff alleges that defendants violated his Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care and state law. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ summary judgment motion be granted as to plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims. The undersigned also recommends that plaintiff’s state law claims be dismissed. II. Legal Standard for Summary Judgment Summary judgment is appropriate when it is demonstrated that the standard set forth in Federal Rule of Civil procedure 56 is met. “The court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that…