Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYAN P. MADDEN, Case No. 1:18-cv-00255-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION

FOR SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY AND RE-

v. SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

HICKS, et al., (ECF No. 21) Defendants. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

SERVE JANUARY 22, 2019 SCREENING

ORDER ON SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST 17 Plaintiff Ryan P. Madden (“Plaintiff”) is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s complaint, filed February 22, 2018, against Defendant Hicks for excessive force and assault and battery claims, and against Defendants Silva and Hicks for California Bane Act and retaliation claims. I. Background On January 22, 2019, the Court issued an order authorizing service of Plaintiff’s complaint and forwarding service documents to Plaintiff for completion and…