(PC) Bouie v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIRK JAONG BOUIE, No. 2:18-cv-2040 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER OSCAR SMITH, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Dirk Jaong Bouie is a state prisoner currently incarcerated in the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Plaintiff proceeds pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which challenges conditions of his prior confinement at High Desert State Prison (HDSP). Plaintiff paid the filing fee. 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: (1) finds that the complaint states cognizable claims against defendants Smith, Rossi and Harwood, but not against defendant Davis; (2) gives plaintiff the between proceeding on his complaint against…