Ierokormos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESLEY W. KESSLER, No. 2:19-cv-01738 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ALEXANDER IEROKORMOS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, Wesley W. Kessler, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds on plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (FAC), as screened by the court, filed February 20, 2020. (ECF No. 10.) Plaintiff asserts a claim against defendant, Alexander Ierokormos, under the Eighth Amendment for deliberate indifference to medical need. Before the court is Dr. Ierokormos’s motion to dismiss, which argues that plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to state a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim. (ECF No. 34.) For the foregoing reasons, the court will recommend that defendant’s motion to dismiss be denied. BACKGROUND I. Procedural Background Plaintiff filed this action…