(PS) Hedrington v. David Grant Medical Center

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ORLONZO HEDRINGTON, No. 2:22-cv-0074 KJM DB PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER, et. ORDER AND al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Orlonzo Hedrington is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred 19 to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 20 Pending before the undersigned are plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, requests for 21 discovery, requests to appear at hearings via Zoom, and defendant David Grant Medical Center’s 22 motion to dismiss. (ECF Nos. 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 17 & 18.) 23 Having considered the parties’ briefing, and for the reasons stated below, the undersigned 24 will deny plaintiff’s motions and recommend that the motion to dismiss be granted without leave 25 to amend. 26 //// 27 //// 28 //// 1 BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, commenced this action on January 10, 2022, by…