Hicks
(PC) Ardds v. Hicks
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTOINE L. ARDDS, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01738-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN
CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS, AND SEVERING
D. HICKS, et.al., ) EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIM AGAINST ) DEFENDANTS Defendants. ) ) [ECF Nos. 14, 15] ) ) )
Plaintiff Antoine L. Ardds is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 24, 2020, the Court issued a screening order finding that Plaintiff stated a cognizable excessive force claim against Defendant D. Hicks, and a separate and unrelated claim of excessive force against Defendants Bobadilla and G. Alcocer but found all other claims not cognizable (ECF No. 14.) The Court granted Plaintiff the option of filing an amended complaint or notifying the Court of his intent to proceed on ONE of the…