(PC) Taylor v. Commissioner of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRESTON TAYLOR, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00798-NONE-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

WITHDRAW THE FIRST AMENDED

COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA ) COMPLAINT BE GRANTED, AND DISMISSING

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND ) CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

REHABILITATION, et al., ) ) [ECF Nos. 8, 12, 14] ) Defendants. ) )

Plaintiff Preston Taylor is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 23, 2020, the undersigned screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for excessive force against Defendant P. Turner and a cognizable claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against Defendant John Doe. (ECF No. 8.) However, Plaintiff was advised that he failed to state any other cognizable claims. …