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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL ALEM, No. 2:17-CV-0343-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS M. CURRY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are defendants’ motion for summary judgement (ECF No. 34); plaintiff’s opposition (ECF No. 37); and defendants’ reply (ECF No. 38). 20 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff, Daniel Alem, names the following as defendants: 1) M. Curry; 2) J. Ojo; and 3) Eric Arnold. At all relevant times, plaintiff was an inmate at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, California. According to plaintiff, on November 23, 2015, Officer Curry re-housed plaintiff into a shared cell with an inmate of the same race. ECF No. 1, pg. 15. Plaintiff took issue with his cell-mate’s status as an “active prison gang member” and requested to be housed with someone of a…