Casilla
(PC) Muhammad v. Casilla
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIFA MUHAMMAD, aka MARCUS No. 2:21-cv-0411 KJN P
JOHNSON,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS 14 CASILLAS, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff appears pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. This action proceeds on plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against defendants M. Casillas, J. Castro, J. Fisher, and C. Bernard.1 Defendants’ fully briefed motion for summary judgment is before the court. As discussed below, the undersigned recommends that defendants’ motion be granted. I. Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint While housed at Deuel Vocational Institution (“DVI”), plaintiff alleges that defendants, correctional officers M. Casillas, J. Castro, J. Fisher, and C. Bernard, were deliberately 27 On August 12, 2021, plaintiff consented to the dismissal of…