Fox

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONARD JAMES FOX,

Case No. 18-cv-07221 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AFTER

ADDITIONAL BRIEFING

T. URIBE, et al.,

Defendants. (Docket No. 33)

17 Plaintiff, a California inmate, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against medical personnel at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). The amended complaint is the operative complaint in this action. Dkt. No. 15. Finding the amended complaint stated a cognizable claim under the Eighth Amendment for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, the Court ordered service upon Defendants. Dkt. No. 16. Defendants Dr. Nguyen, Dr. K. Kumar, and Dr. B Brizendine filed a motion for

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