Lopez

I. BACKGROUND

23 Plaintiff filed a complaint in this action on February 21, 2024. Doc. 1. He alleged that 24 defendants, who are correctional officers at CSP-Corcoran, retaliated against him for filing grievances, 25 treated him differently because of his race, and improperly forced him to choose between outdoor yard 26 time or mental health treatment. See generally Doc. 1. 27 1 On August 21, 2024, the magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2 § 1915A(a) and found that plaintiff’s complaint states a cognizable First Amendment claim for 3 retaliation against defendants Lopez and Rocha based on the two cell searches and confiscation of 4 property during those searches. Doc. 13 at 15. The magistrate judge also found that plaintiff failed to 5 state any other cognizable claims. Id. The screening order provided plaintiff with three options: (1) file 6 a first amended complaint; (2) notify the court in writing that he wished to proceed on the claim the 7 court found cognizable and that he did not wish to amend his complaint; or (3) notify the court in 8 writing that he wished to stand on his original complaint. Plaintiff declined to…