(PC) Salazar v. Kokor et al, No. 1:2014cv00211 - Document 43 (E.D. Cal. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER Adopting 41 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ORDER GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART Defendant's 32 Motion for Summary Judgment; Case to Remain Open signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 9/18/2017. (Sant Agata, S)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EFRAIN SALAZAR, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 15 Case No. 1:14-cv-00211-AWI-MJS (PC) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. (ECF No. 41) WINFRED KOKOR, Defendant. 16 ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF No. 32) 17 CASE TO REMAIN OPEN 18 19 20 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 21 rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds against 22 Defendant Dr. Winfred Kokor on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment medical indifference 23 claim. (ECF No. 19.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge 24 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 of the United States District 25 Court for the Eastern District of California. 26 On July 13, 2017, the Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations to 27 grant in part and deny in part Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 41.) 28 Defendant filed objections. (ECF No. 42.) Plaintiff filed no response. 1 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the Court has 2 conducted a de novo review of this case. Defendant’s objections advance the same 3 arguments raised in his motion for summary judgment. These matters were addressed 4 by the Magistrate Judge, who found that questions of fact remain as to whether 5 Defendant Kokor was deliberately indifferent to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs by 6 failing to provide adequate pain medication. The Magistrate Judge also found that 7 Defendant is entitled to summary judgment as to the part of Plaintiff’s Eighth 8 Amendment medical indifference claim that is based on Defendant’s denial of morphine. 9 The objections do not undermine this Court’s agreement with the findings and 10 recommendations. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the findings 11 and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Court adopts the July 13, 2017 findings and recommendations (ECF No. 41) in full; 2. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 32) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; and 3. Plaintiff’s claim relating to the denial of morphine is summarily adjudicated in Defendant’s favor. 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 Dated: September 18, 2017 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2
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