Fernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 QUINNELL JOHNSON, Case No. 1:22-cv-01026-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS

v. (ECF No. 18)

FERNANDEZ, ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO FILE

RESPONSIVE PLEADING

Defendant.

TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiff Quinnell Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendant Fernandez for deliberate indifference to conditions of confinement/failure to protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have consented to United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 27.) On January 30, 2023, Defendant Fernandez filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 18.) On February 28, 2023, Plaintiff filed an opposition. (ECF No. 22.) On March 14, 2023, Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 24.) The motion to…