Gates
(PC) King v. Gates
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRY LEE KING, No. 1:23-cv-01245-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE
v. TO THIS ACTION B. GATES, et al. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
Defendants. DISMISS (ECF No. 14) 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss, filed December 18, 2023. I. PROCEDUAL BACKGROUND This action is proceeding against Defendants Warden Brian Cates and Kitchen Supervisor Teresa Bowen for deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s safety in violation of the Eighth Amendment and negligence in violation of California state law.1 /// 27 1 Defendant Brian Cates was erroneously identified as B. Gates and Defendant T. Bowen was…