Osemwingie
(PC) Barker v. Osemwingie
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM BARKER, No. 2:16-cv-3008 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER OSEMWINGIE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned magistrate judge for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Local Rule 305(a). ECF Nos. 39, 60. Currently before the court is defendants’ fully briefed motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 63. I. Plaintiff’s Allegations This case proceeds on the second amended complaint, which alleges that defendants Osemwingie and Ramiscal were deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s serious medical needs. (ECF No. 47.) Specifically, plaintiff alleges that he requires the use of a wheelchair and that he is unable to transfer to and from his wheelchair without assistance. (Id. at 2, ¶ 2.) On March 2, 2015, he requested assistance…