Hlaing

(PC) Negrete v. Hlaing

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 10, 20212:19-cv-01653California5,474 words

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Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE NEGRETE, No. 2:19-CV-1653-WBS-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MIN MIN HLAING, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 44, Plaintiff’s opposition, ECF No. 57, and Defendant’s reply, ECF No. 58. Defendant, who was Plaintiff’s primary care physician, argues that Plaintiff is not entitled to relief on his deliberate indifference claim because it is based on nothing more than a disagreement of medical opinion, and he provided Plaintiff with adequate medical care. ECF No. 44-2 at 11-12. In addition, Defendant contends that he is entitled to qualified immunity. Id. at 13. The undersigned agrees that there is no genuine dispute about whether Defendant was deliberately indifferent and thus recommends that Defendant’s motion for summary…

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