Prather

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH CANDLER, No. 2:17-cv-0023-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRATHER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant Prather1 (“defendant”) violated his Eighth Amendment rights by exhibiting deliberate indifference toward his serious medical needs. Defendant Prather, the sole remaining defendant, has moved for summary judgment (ECF No. 34) and, therein, argues that there is no evidence that he was deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s serious medical needs. Further, he contends that he is entitled to qualified immunity. Plaintiff has filed an opposition (ECF No. 40) and defendant has filed a reply (ECF No. 44). For the reasons stated hereafter, defendant’s motion should be granted. /////

1 The other defendant served in this action – Romney – was previously granted summary…