Mendez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARREN SHANKS, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01083-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO v. ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO

THIS ACTION

E. MENDEZ, et al., ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN ) CLAIMS ) ) (ECF Nos. 13, 16) )

Plaintiff Darren Shanks is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 9, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable retaliation claim against Defendants Mendez and Lopez, but no other claims were cognizable. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff was granted thirty days to either file an amended complaint or notice of intent to proceed only the claim found to be cognizable. (Id.) On October 9, 2020, Plaintiff filed a notice with the Court. (ECF…