Dennis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KENNETH O. OWENS, JR., No. 2:22-cv-01995-CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 DENNIS, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 18 rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 I. Factual and Procedural Background 21 This case is proceeding against defendant Dennis for a claim of deliberate indifference to 22 plaintiff’s serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. ECF No. 8 (screening 23 order). On September 8, 2023, this case was referred to the post-screening ADR project. ECF 24 No. 17. A settlement conference was conducted on January 29, 2024 before Magistrate Judge 25 Jeremy Peterson. During settlement discussions, plaintiff severed his Zoom connection and 26 terminated his…