Joelson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JESSE OCHOA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00011-HBK

11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE1

12 v. (Doc. No. 24) 13 EDDY JOELSON,

14 Defendant. 15 16 17 Pending before the Court is Defendant Eddy Joelson’s Motion to Dismiss filed on 18 February 12, 2024. (Doc. No. 24, “Motion”). Plaintiff did not file any opposition and the time to 19 do so has expired. Local Rule 230(c). The Court grants Defendant’s Motion. 20 BACKGROUND 21 Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a prisoner civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 22 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on his First Amended Complaint filed on 23 August 23, 2023, which alleges an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate medical indifference 24 stemming from Defendant Joelson placing a medical hold on Plaintiff despite “knowing that the 25 environment at Corcoran State Prison was detrimental” to Plaintiff’s health because of the risk of 26 continued exposure to…