(PC) Young v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TYRONE POWELL YOUNG, 2:24-cv-1869-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Tyrone Powell Young, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff paid the filing fee. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint is before the court for screening. The complaint states an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendants Hibbard, Baker, Leavens, Rodriguez, Jones, and Acuna. No other claims are stated. Plaintiff must choose how to proceed and notify the court as set forth below. I. Screening Requirement Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court must screen every complaint in a civil action in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity and must order dismissal if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state…