Pleshchuk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONNIE CHEROKEE BROWN, No. 2:19-cv-0699 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS R. PLESHCHUK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. By order filed June 11, 2019, plaintiff was granted thirty days leave in which to file an amended complaint in an effort to properly raise retaliation claims against defendants. Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint raising retaliation claims, and in his December 18, 2019 filing, did not indicate he wished to raise retaliation claims, but confirmed that he intended to proceed on his original complaint. As noted in the June 11, 2019 order, plaintiff’s original complaint fails to state a retaliation claim because although he checked the box claiming a retaliation cause of action, he did not address all of the elements required to state a cognizable retaliation claim. (ECF No. 7 at 3.) Thus, to the extent plaintiff attempted to raise…