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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC CONRAD GULBRONSON, No. 2:21-cv-01296-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND GENA JONES, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 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 Eighth Amendment failure to protect claims against defendants Jora and Lujan. See ECF Nos. 17 (screening order), 18 (notice of election). I. Motion to Dismiss On December 14, 2022, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ECF No. 31. Defendants contend that plaintiff’s allegations fail to state an Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim and that defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. ECF No. 31. Specifically, defendants point out that the amended complaint does not contain any objective facts that they knew or…