Lirones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JACE, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00419-KES-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS CERTAIN CLAIMS FOLLOWING

v. SCREENING OF PLAINTIFF’S SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

MARGARET LIRONES, et al., (Docs. 68, 71) Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 Plaintiff Michael Jace is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. The action currently proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendant Peterson. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND On March 7, 2024, the Court issued its Order Denying in Part and Granting in Part Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend the Complaint. (Doc. 61.) Specifically, Plaintiff was denied leave to amend his complaint to assert “any claims against Defendants Lirones and Clark and First Amendment access to courts claims against any defendant” and was granted “leave to file a second amended complaint asserting his…