Hony

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGE BOUTROS, No. 2:19-CV-1080-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CORY HONY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action. Pending before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint. See ECF No. 43. The matter was submitted on the briefs without oral argument pursuant to Eastern District of California General Order 612. 21 I. BACKGROUND This action was initiated with a complaint filed on June 13, 2019. See ECF No. 1. Plaintiff named the following as defendants: (1) Cory Hony, the Butte County Sheriff; (2) J.D. Jones, the Butte County Undersheriff; (3) Smith, a Butte County Deputy Sheriff; and (4) Dick Ramsey, the Butte County District Attorney. See id. at 1-3. Because plaintiff paid the filing fees for this case, the complaint was served without pre-screening by the…