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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SHAUN DARNELL GARLAND, Case No. 2:20-cv-01061-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER THAT THE CLERK’S OFFICE

ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS

v. ACTION LAURA ELDRIDGE, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS AGAINST

Defendants. DEFENDANTS JOHN DOE 1, JOHN DOE 2, JOHN DOE 3, AND JOHN DOE 4 BE DISMISSED AND THE MATTER BE

REFERRED BACK TO ME FOR SERVICE

OF DEFENDANT FLORES ECF No. 16 18 Plaintiff Shaun Darnell Garland is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendants Flores and Does 1-4, correctional officers all, violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for filing a lawsuit. ECF No. 16 at 10. I find, for the reasons stated below, that plaintiff has stated a cognizable claim against defendant Flores. I also find, however, that he…