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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRISTAIN CROWDER, also known as No. 2:17-CV-1657-TLN-DMC Candice Crowder, 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. 14 RALPH DIAZ, et al., 15 Defendants.

Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 27)

and motion for misjoinder (ECF No. 28). A hearing was held before the undersigned in

Redding, California, on June 26, 2019. Felicia Medina, Esq., Jen Orthwein, Esq., Kevin Love

Hubbard, Esq., and Daniel H. Galindo, Esq. appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. Janet N. Chen,

Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendants. After considering the parties’ arguments, the matters

were submitted.

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/// 1 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS

This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint. See ECF…