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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENDRIX M. MONTECASTRO, No. 1:19-cv-01065-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

v. RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION

FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE

NEWSOME, et al., CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Defendants. (ECF No. 1)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

18 Plaintiff Hendrix M. Montecastro (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. Procedural Background This action was originally filed jointly by Plaintiff and Paul Adams, another state prisoner. (Doc. 1, p. 2.) The action purported to allege class action claims for a class of inmates, represented by Plaintiff and Paul Adams. On August 14, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge determined that this action should be severed, and that each plaintiff should proceed separately on his own claim. (Doc. 4.) Plaintiff filed…