Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, No. 2:17-cv-1884 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

ROMERO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges defendants used excessive force and were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. Before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment, defendants’ motion to amend the answer, and plaintiff’s request to amend the complaint. For the reasons set forth below, this court will recommend defendants’ motions be denied and plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint to add Correctional Officer Zuniga as a defendant be granted. BACKGROUND This case is proceeding on plaintiff’s complaint filed here on September 11, 2017. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that defendant Romero worked in the control booth in…