Merritt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCIAZ MALDANADO, Case No.: 1:23-cv-00482 JLT SKO Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE

v. ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND

DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO

L. MERRITT, et al., CLOSE THE CASE

Defendants. (Doc. 16)

16 Marciaz Maldanado seeks to hold defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while housed at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. The assigned magistrate judge screened the allegations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim. (Doc. 15.) The Court provided the relevant legal standards and granted Plaintiff the opportunity to file a third amended complaint or file a notice of voluntarily dismissal. (See id. at 5-8.) The Court also informed Plaintiff the failure to act would result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed without prejudice. (Id. at 9.) After Plaintiff failed to…