Chanelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:16-cv-01356-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL WITH

v. PREJUDICE FOR BAD FAITH CONDUCT CHANELO, et al., (ECF No. 71, 73) Defendants. TWENTY–ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

16 I. Procedural History Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“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 May 23, 2018, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations recommending that: (1) this action proceed on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint only as to the excessive force claim against Defendants Sotelo, P. Chanelo, D. Wattree, K. Hunt, L. Castro, A. Gonzalez, E. Ramirez, and R. Rodriguez, on March 13, 2013; (2) the Court sever the misjoined claims, into three separate cases and such cases be opened, for excessive force for the incidents of: September 9, 2013…