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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN DENNIS GOODE, Case No.: 21-CV-2054-GPC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE

PLEADINGS

J. CANEDO, [ECF No. 62] Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff brings an Eighth Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. He alleges his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when Defendant forced him to quarantine with thirty to forty COVID-19 positive inmates. ECF No. 61 at 2. Plaintiff argues that Defendant ordered this quarantine despite Plaintiff explaining that his most recent COVID-19 test was negative. Id. After one night in quarantine, Plaintiff was moved to isolation. Id. He remained in isolation for 56 days. Id. at 6. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges PTSD, sleep deprivation, and…