Kokor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES KESTER, No. 2:20-cv-1516 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS KOKOR, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 44. I. Procedural History On screening the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court found that plaintiff had stated a claim against defendant Kokor for deliberate indifference but had failed to state any cognizable claims against defendants California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), Johal, Sommer, and Totorice. ECF No. 9. Instead of amending the complaint, plaintiff elected to proceed on his claim against Kokor and voluntarily dismissed his claims against the other defendants without prejudice. ECF No. 12. After the close of discovery, defendant moved for summary judgment (ECF No. 44), which…