Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN R. ARRANT, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01253-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) REGARDING DEFENDANT HERRERA’S

MOTION TO DISMISS

KELLY SANTORO, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 22) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Melvin R. Arrant is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendant Herrera’s motion to dismiss, filed March 8, 2021. I. RELEVANT HISTORY This action is proceeding Defendants Lozano, E. Garcia, Dodson, O. Herrera, J. Valdez, Felix, A. Flores, P. Chanelo, and D. Tapia for retaliation, and a separate excessive force claims against Defendants J. Florez and D. Tapia. On March 8, 2021, Defendant Herrera filed the instant motion to dismiss the retaliation claim 27 …