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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRAIG RICHARD, No. 2:21-cv-00975-DAD-KJN (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART,

JOSEPH, et al., GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN

PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

Defendants. SUMMARY JUDGMENT, GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE,

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND DENYING

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

RECONSIDERATION

18 (Doc. Nos. 62, 65, 71, 77, 84)

20 Plaintiff Craig Richard is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 2, 2021, plaintiff filed a verified complaint initiating this case. (Doc. No. 1.) This action now proceeds only on plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim brought…