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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MICHAEL DEONTRAY WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01094-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION PFEIFFER, et al., ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND

Defendants. (ECF No. 15) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN

CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS (ECF Nos. 1, 14, 16)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

17 I. Background Plaintiff Michael Deontray Williams (“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 October 2, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendants Atkinson, Cervantes, and John Doe for the incident on August 31, 2018, but failed to state any…