Rudas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONRELL D. MURPHY, No. 2:20-cv-0073 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RUDAS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendant failed to provide adequate medical treatment in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 30, 41.) For the reasons set forth below the court will recommend that plaintiff’s motion be denied, and defendant’s motion be granted. BACKGROUND I. Relevant Procedural History This action proceeds on plaintiff’s first amended complaint. (ECF No. 10.) Upon screening the original complaint, the undersigned determined that plaintiff stated a cognizable deliberate indifference claim against defendant Dr. R. Rudas. (ECF No. 7 at 7-8.) It was also 27 …