Weiss

(PC) Leon v. Weiss

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 2, 20232:22-cv-02170California3,635 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRAIG LEON, No. 2:22-cv-2170 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RICHARD WEISS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 21, 2023, the undersigned granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint with leave to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 25.) Pending before the court is plaintiff’s amended complaint. (ECF No. 26.) In the amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that defendant Weiss violated plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care by failing to treat plaintiff’s Parkinson’s disease. (Id.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that this action be dismissed. Legal Standard for Eighth Amendment Claim The Eighth Amendment imposes a duty upon prison officials to provide humane conditions of confinement. Farmer v. Brennan,…

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