Flores

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZAYA S. REED, No. 2:23-cv-1876-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND J. FLORES, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Zaya Reed, a county inmate, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the case was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). In the motion presently before the court, defendants Flores, Ruiz, Torres, and Sorvetti move to dismiss some of plaintiffs’ claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (ECF No. 15.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the motion to dismiss be granted in part and denied in part. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the operative complaint on August 31, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) For screening purposes, the undersigned found the complaint stated the following potential claims: a First Amendment retaliation claim against defendants Torres and Ruiz; a Fourteenth…