Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY WAYNE ERVIN, No. 2:19-cv-01883-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT ROBERT JONES et al., (ECF No. 21) Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”). (ECF No. 21.) Plaintiff, who is pro se in this matter, has filed an opposition. (ECF No. 45.) Both parties appeared at the hearing on this matter; defendants through counsel, Suli Athanasios Mastorakos, and plaintiff personally. For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS IN PART defendants’ motion to dismiss.1 BACKGROUND Plaintiff suffers from psoriasis, a disorder that results in irritated skin, which plaintiff claims causes him extreme burning pain. (See ECF No. 15 at 6, 9.) Plaintiff has lived with this condition for at least 22 years, often experiencing heavy attacks and flare-ups. (Id. at 6.) Around 26 Also before the court are plaintiff’s two motions to voluntarily dismiss…