Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, Case No. 2:18-cv-03101-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE GRANTED JOE A. LIZARRAGA, et al., ECF No. 39 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff alleges that his two supervisors at the California Prison Industry Authority’s Coffee Roasting facility, defendants Reynolds and Vernon, were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by refusing to release him from work so that he could get his ulcerative colitis medication. Defendants move for summary judgment, arguing that they were not aware of plaintiff’s medical condition and, therefore, could not have acted with deliberate indifference. Additionally, they claim qualified immunity. I recommend granting defendants’ motion. Background Plaintiff has ulcerative colitis, a condition that can cause inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum.…