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

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 5, 20201:20-cv-00798California641 words

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 PRESTON TAYLOR, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00798-NONE-SAB (PC) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

WITHDRAW THE FIRST AMENDED

14 COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA ) COMPLAINT BE GRANTED, AND DISMISSING

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND ) CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

15 REHABILITATION, et al., ) ) [ECF Nos. 8, 12, 14] 16 ) Defendants. ) 17 )

18 Plaintiff Preston Taylor is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 On June 23, 2020, the undersigned screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff 21 stated a cognizable claim for excessive force against Defendant P. Turner and a cognizable claim for 22 deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against Defendant John Doe. (ECF No. 8.) 23 However, Plaintiff was advised that he failed to state any other cognizable claims. …

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