Biter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, ) Case No.: 1:15-cv-00243-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

M. D. BITER, ) ) [ECF No. 90] Defendant. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Michael J. Sullivan is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, filed on June 5, 2020. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claim of conditions of confinement in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendant Biter, arising out of allegations of arsenic-contaminated drinking water at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”). On August 21, 2018, Defendant filed an answer to the complaint. (ECF No.…