(PC) Cragg v. Garland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD PAUL CRAGG, Case No. 1:24-cv-01124-KES-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS CERTAIN CLAIMS

v. (ECF NO. 1) MERRICK GARLAND, et al.,

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

Defendants. FOURTEEN DAYS

15 Plaintiff Edward Paul Cragg is a federal pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s claims arise out of his pretrial detention at Taft Community Correctional Facility (Taft CCF). Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on September 20, 2024, generally alleging that Taft’s policy regarding indigent supply kits violates his constitutional rights. (ECF No. 1). The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and issued a Screening Order on March 7, 2025. (ECF No. 6). The Court found that only Plaintiff’s claim for inadequate conditions of confinement under the Fourteenth Amendment against Defendants Officer B.R. Juarez, Officer A. Garcia, Sergeant S. Soliz, Defendant Brown, and Defendant…