Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RONALD F. MARTINEZ, Case No. 21-cv-02744-EMC

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT IN PART;

v. RESOLVING MOTIONS; AND

ESTABLISHING BRIEFING

L. GAMBOA, et al., SCHEDULE Defendants. Docket Nos. 69, 71, 73, 75, 78,

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Ronald F. Martinez, a prisoner at High Desert State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging deliberate indifference to a serious medical need by officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). See Docket No. 1 (“Complaint”). The Court screened the Complaint and concluded that, while its allegations “[lay] close to the line of medical negligence,” when the allegations were liberally construed Mr. Martinez had sufficiently alleged a deliberate indifference claim. See Docket No. 16 at 5-6. The Court ordered Defendants to respond to the Complaint. See generally, id. Mr.…