Bartos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH HILL, No. 2:20-cv-00221 TLN CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER BARTOS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s amended complaint is before the court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court has conducted the required screening and finds that plaintiff may proceed on the following claims: 1. A claim arising under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against defendant Bartos related to the confiscation of plaintiff’s personal property. 2. A claim arising under the First Amendment against defendant Bartos for retaliation against plaintiff for protected conduct. 3. A claim arising under the Eighth Amendment against defendant Bartos for use of excessive force as described in paragraph 23 of plaintiff’s amended complaint. 4. A claim arising under…