Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAQUAN E. PARKS, No. 1:24-cv-01088-KES-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS

v. CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS B. GOMEZ, (Doc. 15.) Defendant. 16 Saquan E. Parks is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 17 rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 18 magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 19 Plaintiff filed his complaint on September 4, 2024, alleging that correctional officer 20 B. Gomez issued a false Rules Violation Report (“RVR”) accusing Plaintiff of requesting mental 21 health treatment to avoid gaining a cellmate. See Doc. 1. 22 The assigned magistrate judge screened the complaint on January 21, 2025, and found 23 plaintiff stated a cognizable First Amendment retaliation claim against correctional officer 24 Gomez. Doc. 12 at 1. Plaintiff was ordered to file a first…