Parker
(PC) Bettencourt v. Parker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY RAY BETTENCOURT, Case No. 1:16-cv-00150-NODJ-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO
v. PROSECUTE PARKER, et al., FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 I. Background Plaintiff Gary Ray Bettencourt (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims of deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendant Crooks for pulling two teeth that did not need to be pulled, and against Defendants Parker and Guzman for filing down six healthy teeth with a dental tool used for drilling cavities. On December 1, 2023, this case was temporarily reassigned to No District Court Judge (NODJ). (ECF No. 108.) On December 15, 2023, the Court’s order reassigning the case was returned as “Undeliverable, Inactive.” Plaintiff’s…