McCord

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KORDY RICE, No. 2:16-CV-0562-WBS-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECCOMMENDATIONS R. McCORD, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are: (1) defendant Drake’s motion for summary

judgment (ECF No. 40); and (2) defendants McCord and Goodrich’s motion for summary

judgement (ECF No. 41).

I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS

This action proceeds on plaintiff’s original civil rights complaint. See ECF No. 1.

Plaintiff names the following as defendants: (1) R. McCord; (2) C. Drake; and (3) Goodrich. All

defendants were employed as correctional officers at California State Prison – Sacramento (CSP-

Sac.) at the time of the underlying incident. At all…