Eric Lebron Springs v. United States of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIC LEBRON SPRINGS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01493-JLT-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

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13 v. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (Doc. 26) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Eric Lebron Springs is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 18 action. Plaintiff asserts claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 19 On November 12, 2024, the assigned United States Magistrate Judge screened the second 20 amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and found Plaintiff stated cognizable claims 21 against Defendant the United States of America under the California state law torts of assault and 22 battery. (Doc. 23 at 6-8). The Magistrate Judge also found that the other claims in the second 23 amended complaint were not cognizable and granted Plaintiff leave to file a third amended 24 complaint or to stand on the second amended complaint as screened. (Id. at 8-10). The Court 25 served…