Luhan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ELIJAH PAUL LOPEZ, No. 2:24-cv-01321-EFB (PC) 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER 13 LUHAN, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 17 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 18 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The court screened plaintiff’s original complaint on July 17, 2025, finding a 19 potentially cognizable Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant Luhan. ECF 20 No. 14. The court gave plaintiff the option of proceeding on the claim against Luhan or filing an 21 amended complaint to attempt to cure the deficiencies in the complaint’s remaining claims. 22 Plaintiff has opted to, and has filed, an amended complaint. ECF No. 17. 23 Motion for Extension of Time 24 Plaintiff has shown good cause for not filing the amended complaint by the August 17, 25 2025 deadline set by the original screening order. ECF No. 15. …