(PC)Dikes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL GERALD DIKES, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-0370 JLT CDB ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE v. ) ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND ) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE MS. DIAZ, et al., ) THIS CASE ) Defendants. ) (Doc. 9) ) )

Michael Gerald Dikes seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of his civil rights at Valley State Prison. (See generally Doc. 1.) The magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim upon which relief may be granted. (Doc. 8 at 4-9.) The Court provided the relevant legal standards and granted Plaintiff an opportunity to file an amended complaint. (See id.) The Court also informed Plaintiff that failure to file an amended complaint would result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed. (Id. at 10.)…