Morris
Morris v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TAIRAY TAQWAIN MORRIS, Case No. 19-cv-02620-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT
NANCY ADAMS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 40 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”) nurse Risenhoover and doctor Adam were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Defendants have filed a summary judgment motion. Dkt. No. 40. Plaintiff has filed an opposition, and Defendants have filed a reply. Dkt. Nos. 43, 44. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ summary judgment motion. FACTUAL BACKGROUND I. Defendant Risenhoover (Medical Treatment from October 2015 – October 2016) Plaintiff alleges that between October 15, 2015 and October 22, 2016, he complained to defendant Risenhoover about pain in…