Mohammad

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMETROIS T. DIXSON, 2:24-cv-00332 SCR P Plaintiff, ORDER v. F. MOHAMMAD, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Demetrois Dixson, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis are before the court. The complaint states an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim and a First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Mohammad, but fails to state any other claims upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff may use the attached form to notify the court whether he will proceed on the complaint as screened or file an amended complaint. I. In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s declarations in support of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 5, 8) make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The request to proceed in forma pauperis is…