Burns
(PC) Howell v. Burns
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KAREEM J. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-00715-NONE-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MR. J. BURNS, et al., (ECF No. 36) Defendants.
16 Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed on March 11, 2021. (ECF No. 36.) I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action is proceeding against Defendants Burnes, Babb, Tumacder, and Sexton for deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment, retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, and conspiracy.1 On March 9, 2020, Defendants filed an answer to the complaint. (ECF No. 20.) On March 10, 2020, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 21.) As previously…