Duncan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RADNI GHAFOORI, No. 2:24-cv-03306-DJC-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 OFFICER DUNCAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this matter, which is referred to the undersigned pursuant 18 to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for 19 leave to amend (ECF No. 26) and First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) (ECF No. 27). The motion 20 is unopposed and will be granted. However, as Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the 21 Court must also screen the FAC. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The Court finds the action may 22 proceed on Counts I, III, IV, and IX. However, the Court recommends Counts II, V, VI, VII, and 23 VIII be dismissed without further leave to amend, that Defendants City of Turlock, Turlock 24 Police Department, and Police Chief Hedden be dismissed except as to Count IX, a Bane Act 25 claim for which respondeat superior liability is available,…