Purnell
Georgette G. Purnell v. R.T. Mora
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGETTE G. PURNELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-00210-KES-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
v.
R.T. MORA, (Docs. 26, 29, 26, 62) Defendant.
16 17 Plaintiff Georgette G. Purnell, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this civil action on February 13, 2019. Doc. 1. On February 28, 2020, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. Doc. 10. On January 5, 2021, the magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint and recommended that the action proceed on plaintiff’s (1) Fourth Amendment claim against defendant Mora for use of excessive force in effectuating an arrest, and (2) 42 U.S.C. § 1981 claim against Mora for use of a racial insult. Doc. 15. The magistrate judge recommended that all other claims and defendants be dismissed from this action. Id. On February 2, 2021, the then assigned district judge issued an order adopting the January 5, 2021 findings and recommendations in full. Doc. 16. …