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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY D. MCDONALD, No. 2:24-cv-2167-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without a lawyer in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 5, 2025, the court screened the complaint and found that plaintiff’s allegations against defendant Morano stated a First Amendment retaliation claim while his claims against defendants Newsom, Jones, Chaves, and Davis were insufficient. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff was given the option of amending the complaint or proceeding immediately on his cognizable claim against defendant Morano. Id. at 5. He was further advised that if he failed to notify the court how he wanted to proceed, the court would assume that he was choosing to proceed on the complaint as screened and recommend dismissal without prejudice of defendants Newsom, Jones, Chaves, and Davis. Id. The time for…