(PC) Ramsey v.Rasheed

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAVON LOVOWE RAMSEY, Case No. 2:20-cv-02544-DAD-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RASHEED, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant Dr. Karim Rasheed, a private ophthalmologist, provided constitutionally inadequate care for an eye injury, and that defendants Gates and Dr. Singh were deliberately indifferent when they, after being informed of the inadequate care via a health care grievance, failed to correct the constitutional violation. Defendants move for summary judgment on the ground that there is no dispute of material fact as to whether they were deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s health. In the alternative, they claim qualified immunity. I recommend that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be granted. Background A. Plaintiff’s Eye Injury On October 23,…