Edward Paul Cragg v. Merrick Garland, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING IN PART FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v.

MERRICK GARLAND, et al., Doc.

Defendants.

15 Plaintiff Edward Paul Cragg is a federal pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Docs. 1, 4. This matter was referred to a United States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 7, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s complaint and found that, as to certain defendants, plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for conditions of confinement under the Fourteenth Amendment. Doc. 6 at 12. The screening order afforded plaintiff the option to stand on his initial complaint, filed a first amended complaint, or notify the Court that he wished to proceed only as to the…