Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARRYL DUNSMORE, No. 2:17-cv-2355 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. THOMAS, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner incarcerated at the California Health Care Facility (CHCF), under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Plaintiff proceeds through counsel with an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the reasons that follow, the undersigned grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, and provides plaintiff between proceeding on his current complaint and Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant Thomas, or filing an amended complaint that attempts to clarify his state law claims against Thomas and add 27 …