(PC) Cone v. Gamble III

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRIS MONROE CONE, No. 1:24-cv-00799-KES-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART

v. Doc. 21 GAMBLE III, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Chris Monroe Cone is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff initiated this suit on July 10, 2024. Doc. 1. The assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint and granted plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint. Doc. 18. On September 26, 2024, plaintiff filed a second amended complaint. Doc. 19. On October 2, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s second amended complaint and found that plaintiff stated a cognizable claim against defendant Gamble III, a correctional officer at Valley State Prison, for excessive…