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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRYAN K. ESCOBAR, No. 1:19-cv-00321-DAD-GSA (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

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C. GARY, et al., (Doc. No. 15) Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Bryan K. Escobar is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 16, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and recommended that it be dismissed without further leave to amend. (Doc. No. 15.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found that plaintiff (1) failed to allege any facts that could plausibly state a claim against any of the individually named defendants and (2) could not sue state agencies under the Eleventh Amendment. (Id. at 5–12.) With respect to plaintiff’s allegations…