(PC)Sykes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TROY A. SYKES, Case No.: 1:23-cv-0966 JLT SKO (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS

v. CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

AVENAL STATE PRISON, et al., (Doc. 14)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff seeks to hold defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while incarcerated at Avenal State Prison. (Doc. 11.) The magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for violations of his Eighth Amendment rights against Defendant “John Doe,” Avenal State Prison Food Service Head Manager. (Doc. 12 at 5-7.) However, the magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to state cognizable claims against any other named defendant. (Id. at 7-9.) The magistrate judge granted Plaintiff leave to amend, or indicated he may notify the Court of his willingness to proceed on the cognizable claim. (Id. at 10.) In response,…