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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:22-cv-01310-DJC-DB-P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

R. THOMAS, et al.,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Michael Aaron Witkin, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that Chief Deputy Warden R. Thomas, Warden L. Bird, K. Johnson, Lieutenant Hughes, Sergeant N. Martinez, and Does 1–20 (together, “Defendants”) have violated Plaintiff’s constitutional rights by denying him exercise opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic and by retaliating against Plaintiff for filing complaints related to these alleged violations. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 13, 2024, the Magistrate Judge filed Findings and Recommendations herein which were served on all parties and any objections to the Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. (See ECF No. 1…