Alexander

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANAND JON ALEXANDER, Case No.: 20cv100-CAB-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

PATRICK COVELLO et al., [Doc. No. 47] Defendants. 16 Anand Jon Alexander, a prisoner currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), and who is represented by counsel in this civil action, alleges various state prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights and were negligent when they failed to protect him from an attack by another inmate. Plaintiff previously voluntarily dismissed several defendants, including any correctional officers who were on duty at the time of the incident, and the remaining defendants now move for summary judgment. The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court deems it suitable for submission without oral argument. For the following reasons, the motion is granted. I. Factual Background In November 2008,…