Rivas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY JAMES PORTER, Case No. 1:22-cv-105-NODJ-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO

SCREEN PLAINTIFF’S FIRST

v. AMENDED COMPLAINT

O. RIVAS, (Doc. 44) Defendant.

16 Plaintiff Larry James Porter is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claim against Defendant Rivas. I. INTRODUCTION Following screening and service of Plaintiff’s complaint, Defendant filed an answer on August 9, 2023. (Doc. 28.) Shortly thereafter, the Court issued its Order Referring Case to Post-Screening ADR and Staying Case for 90 Days. (Doc. 30.) The parties agreed to participate in an early settlement conference (Doc. 36); however, a settlement was not achieved (Docket Entry 40 [minute order]). Thus, the Court issued its Discovery and…