Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM HOWELL, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01613-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN

CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

I. MEDINA, et.al., ) ) Defendants. ) [ECF No. 13] ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Kareem Howell is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On November 21, 2019, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated cognizable claims against Defendants I. Medina, J. Fugate and J. Navarro for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and deliberate indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 8.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to either file a first amended complaint or notify the…