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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICKEY LEON SCOTT, Case No. 1:19-cv-01079-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS J. CHAU, (Doc. No. 42) Defendant. FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 Pending before the Court is pro se Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed April 27, 2023. (Doc. No. 42, “Motion”). Defendant filed an opposition to the motion on May 18, 2023. (Doc. No. 43). Plaintiff did not file a reply and the time to do so has expired. L.R. 230(l). For the reasons set forth herein, the undersigned recommends the Motion be denied. BACKGROUND A. Summary Plaintiff Rickey Leon Scott is a state prisoner proceeding pro se on his second amended civil rights complaint against Defendant J. Chau. (Doc. Nos. 28, 29, 31). As screened, the Second Amended Complaint states a cognizable Eighth…