Fielder

(PC) Rice v. Fielder

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 3, 20222:18-cv-02743California3,035 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KORDY RICE, Case No. 2:18-cv-02743-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FIELDER, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendant Wetterer was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Pending before the Court is Defendant Wetterer’s1 motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 55, Plaintiff’s opposition, ECF No. 57, and Defendant’s reply, ECF No. 58. Defendant argues that he is entitled to summary judgment because there is no evidence that he was deliberately indifferent to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs. ECF No. 55. He also claims qualified immunity. The undersigned finds that Defendant Wetterer was not deliberately indifferent and thus recommends granting his motion for summary judgment.

1 Defendant Fielder did not join Defendant…

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