Ortega

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARDIK KEVIN MEKHTARIAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-00696-NODJ-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO GRANT DEFENDANT ORTEGA’S

MOTION TO DISMISS

C. ORTEGA, et al., (Doc. 33) Defendants.

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

16 17 Plaintiff Mardik Kevin Mekhtarian is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Brosious and Does 1-101 for deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment and against Defendant Ortega for state law claims of gross negligence and medical malpractice. (Doc. 24). Presently before the Court is Defendant Ortega’s motion to dismiss all claims as to him for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the California Government Claims Act, filed August 11,

1 On June 1, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff 90 days within which to discover the true names of the Doe…