(PC)Soria

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MANUEL SORIA, No. 2:20-cv-1741 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

14 D. LENINGER, 15 Defendant. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Plaintiff Manuel Soria is a state prisoner incarcerated in Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) 19 under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). 20 Plaintiff proceeds pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and an 21 application to proceed in forma pauperis filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The complaint 22 challenges the alleged conduct of sole defendant D. Leninger. 23 This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 24 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the reasons that follow, the undersigned: 25 (1) grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis; (2) finds that the complaint does not 26 state a cognizable claim as framed, and (3) grants plaintiff leave to file a First Amended 27 …