Kandel

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DERRICK K. COURTNEY, No. 2:18-CV-2052-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS POOJA KANDEL, 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. 43); Plaintiff’s opposition (ECF No. 45); and Defendants’ reply (ECF No. 46). 20 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff, Derrick Courtney, originally named the following as Defendants: 1) Shadi Boutros; 2) Dandra Roajof Moore; 3) Pooja Kandel; and 4) Khin Win. See ECF No. 1, pg. 2. Boutros and Moore were dismissed. See ECF Nos. 30, 35. Plaintiff alleges that, on November 23, 2017, Defendants Kandel and Win evaluated an injury to Plaintiff’s jaw. See ECF No. 1, pg. 4. Plaintiff states that, during that examination, his jaw was swollen and continued to swell. See id. …