Antonio Guyton v. City of Stockton, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTONIO GUYTON, No. 2:24-cv-0922 DC AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this matter pro se, and pre-trial proceedings are accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff was given permission to proceed in forma pauperis on May 31, 2024, and his initial complaint was rejected for service pursuant to the screening process that accompanies IFP status. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff was granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint, which he filed on June 25, 2024. ECF No. 4. The undersigned found the First Amended Complaint sufficient for service. Following an out-of-court conversation with defense counsel about the First Amended Complaint’s deficiencies, plaintiff voluntarily filed a Second Amended Complaint on November 8, 2024, to clarify his claims. ECF No. 12. Defendants moved to dismiss the…