Santiesteban

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIO A. VALENZUELA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01093-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION SANTIESTEBAN, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN

Defendants. CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS (ECF Nos. 1, 6, 9)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

17 I. Background Plaintiff Mario A. Valenzuela (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 20, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim against Defendants Santiesteban, Rodriguez, and Alejo for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment for the incident on June 22, 2019 and a cognizable claim against Defendant Perez for failing to protect against the alleged excessive force by Santiesteban, Rodriguez, and Alejo for the incident on June 22,…