Nguyen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD SAMUEL FULLER, No. 2:17-cv-0600 WBS AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS EUGENE NGUYEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to the undersigned magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 49. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that the motion be granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was housed at California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”) at the time of the events giving rise to the complaint. He names the following defendants, all of whom were CHCF employees at the time in question: physician and surgeon Eugene Nguyen, physician’s assistant O.J. Abu, dentist V. Winthrop, and dentist Michael Scamurra. ECF No. 9…