Cortina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 WILLIAM SHAW, No. 2:24-cv-02247 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER WOODS, et al., Defendants. 9 Plaintiff is incarcerated in state prison and proceeding with this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint is before the undersigned for screening. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned finds the complaint states a cognizable Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim against defendant Cortina but no other cognizable claims. Plaintiff may proceed with his cognizable claim or file an amended complaint. IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. He has submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. This means that plaintiff is allowed to…