Kim

(PC) Fox v. Kim

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 2, 20231:20-cv-00290California4,199 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL FOX, Case No. 1:20-cv-00290-JLT-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANT’S MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ERNEST ZEIGLER, (Doc. 38)

Defendant.

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiff Michael Fox is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims of Eighth Amendment medical indifference and medical malpractice under California law against Defendant Ernest Zeigler, R.N. All claims against Dr. Kim have been dismissed. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment (Doc. 38). Plaintiff filed a response in opposition (Doc. 47), to which Defendant filed a reply (Doc. 48). For the following reasons, the Court recommends that summary judgment be granted in Defendant’s favor. I. UNDERLYING FACTS A. Defendant’s Statement of Undisputed Facts and…

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