(PC) Johnson v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0967 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AMY NELSON, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is defendant’s fully briefed motion for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 56, 62, 65.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will recommend that the motion for summary judgment be granted. BACKGROUND I. Relevant Procedural History Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of the original complaint. (ECF No. 1.) The undersigned screened and dismissed the original and first amended complaints for failure to state a claim. (ECF Nos. 9, 13.) The undersigned determined that…