Schumaker

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID PATRICK ALFORD, No. 2:16-CV-01305-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCHUMACHER, et. al, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and Plaintiff’s opposition. ECF Nos. 49, 64. The undersigned United States Magistrate Judge recommends granting Defendants’ motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff, David Patrick Alford, is an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP). Plaintiff names the following defendants: (1) Schumacher,1 Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) at MCSP, (2) Dr. Robert Rudas, Physician/Surgeon at MCSP, and (3) Dr. Evalyn Horowitz. In his operative first amended complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants Schumacher and Rudas violated his Eighth…