Warren
(PC) Hardney v. Warren
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN HARDNEY, Case No. 2:16-cv-00172-KJM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
R. WARREN, et al.,
Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff John Hardney is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He proceeds on a first amended complaint wherein he alleges that defendant Brazil used excessive force against him and that defendant Kumeh was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by not providing medical treatment after witnessing staff use force against him. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend his pleading. ECF No. 154. Defendants oppose. ECF No. 160. I will deny plaintiff’s motion. Background Plaintiff initiated this case in January 2016. ECF No. 1. Following a dismissal under 28 26 1 On July 14, 2023, I issued an order denying plaintiff’s motion to amend, ECF No. 162. Since that…