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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOE NATHAN TAYLOR, No. 2:18-CV-0149-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS J. MA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s unopposed motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 38. The undersigned United States Magistrate Judge recommends granting Defendant’s motion. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS According to the operative first amended complaint, Plaintiff is an inmate at California State Prison – Sacramento (CSP-Sac) and the events giving rise to this complaint occurred at CSP-Sac. ECF No. 12, page 1. J. Ma, a primary care physician employed at CSP-Sac, is the sole remaining Defendant. Plaintiff claims he previously underwent an “arthroscopic knee surgery” in 2002 that removed…