Paul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOMINIC MOODY, Case No. 1:23-cv-01541-KES-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT THIS ACTION

v. BE DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, FAILURE

STEVEN PAUL, TO PROSECUTE, AND FAILURE TO

COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

Defendant. (ECF Nos. 1, 16).

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

16 Plaintiff Dominic Moody proceeds pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 (ECF No. 1). The complaint alleges that Defendant Steven Paul, an oral surgeon employed by North Kern State Prison, cut Plaintiff’s mouth during a dental procedure, Plaintiff swallowed “instrument particles,” and Plaintiff’s tooth has been deteriorating due to lack of treatment. On August 12, 2024, the Court screened the complaint and concluded that Plaintiff failed to state any cognizable claims. (ECF No. 16). The Court gave…