Taylor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW SCOTT TAYLOR, Case No. 23-cv-0206-MMA (JLB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v.

GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

A. GONZALEZ, G. BUENAVENTURA,

DEFENDANT BUENAVENTURA;

D. TORRES,

AND Defendants.

DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

DEFENDANT GONZALEZ

18 [Doc. No. 39] 19 On July 13, 2022, Matthew Scott Taylor (“Taylor” or “Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) and a civil rights complaint pursuant 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment rights. See Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff named the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), Correctional Sergeant A. Gonzalez, Correctional Counselor G. Buenaventura, Correctional Custody Staff Officer D. Torres, and Does 1 through 3 as Defendants. Id. The Court granted Plaintiff’s IFP Motion and screened the Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and…