Lizarraga
(PC) McDaniel v. Lizarraga
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH LEON MCDANIEL, No. 2:19-cv-01136-DAD-KJN (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING
v. DEFENDANT IBRAHIM’S MOTION FOR
JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
JOE LIZARRAGA, et al., (Doc. Nos. 141, 145) Defendants.
16 Plaintiff Joseph Leon McDaniel is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On May 30, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that defendant Ibrahim’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Doc. No. 141) be granted. (Doc. No. 145.) Specifically, in those findings and recommendations, the magistrate judge determined that plaintiff’s claim that defendant Dr. Ibrahim failed to ensure that plaintiff received timely post-operative care after his hand surgery on…