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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAUL GARCIA, No. 2:14-cv-2378 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS F. FOULK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights by subjecting him to inhumane conditions of confinement and retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. Before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the motion be granted in part and denied in part. BACKGROUND I. Allegations in the Complaint Plaintiff is an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”). The conduct which is the subject matter of his complaint occurred when he was incarcerated at High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”). Plaintiff identifies the following defendants: (1) F.…