Yaplee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 ROBERT WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:20-cv-01356-EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (ECF No. 37) STEVEN M. YAPLEE,

Defendant. 15 I. INTRODUCTION Robert Washington (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against defendant Yaplee (“Defendant”) for deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs based on allegations that Defendant failed to provide Plaintiff with treatment for an eye infection. (ECF Nos. 7 & 9). The parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction and the case has been assigned to the undersigned “for all further proceedings including trial and entry of judgment.” (ECF No. 24). On March 4, 2022, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 37). On July 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed his opposition. (ECF No. 45). On July 19,…