Sahota

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RODERICK WILLIAM LEAR, No. 2:18-cv-3099 MCE DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 PREETRANJAN SAHOTA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges defendants violated his Eighth Amendment 19 rights when they used excessive force and when they disregarded his serious medical needs. In 20 addition, plaintiff alleges a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the 21 Rehabilitation Act (“RA”). Before the court are plaintiff’s motions for sanctions and to strike. 22 For the reasons set forth below, this court recommends both motions be denied. 23 BACKGROUND 24 Plaintiff is incarcerated at California State Prison, Corcoran. He complains of conduct 25 that occurred in 2018 when he was incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento. Plaintiff 26 claims that…