Sahota
(PC) Lear v. Sahota
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK WILLIAM LEAR, No. 2:18-cv-3099 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PREETRANJAN SAHOTA, 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 violated his Eighth Amendment rights when they used excessive force and when they disregarded his serious medical needs. In addition, plaintiff alleges a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act (“RA”). Before the court are plaintiff’s motions for sanctions and to strike. For the reasons set forth below, this court recommends both motions be denied. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is incarcerated at California State Prison, Corcoran. He complains of conduct that occurred in 2018 when he was incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento. Plaintiff claims that…