Lewis

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD TORRES, No. 2:18-CV-03141-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS J. LEWIS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff contends that Defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. See generally ECF No. 1. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 22-2). Defendants contend that they are entitled to summary judgment because there is insufficient evidence to establish deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. Defendants also argue that this case must be dismissed because Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing suit. Because the Court resolves Defendants’ motion on exhaustion grounds, it does not reach the Eighth Amendment question. /// ///…