Lindquist

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEON HAYGOOD, Case No. 2:20-cv-02272-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

v. DISMISS BE GRANTED AND THAT

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

T. LINDQUIST, et al., AMEND BE DENIED Defendants. OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

DAYS

16 ECF Nos. 20, 28, & 29

18 Plaintiff alleges that defendants violated his First Amendment right to free expression when they refused to accept his account withdrawal form because he had signed it using a series of numbers rather than with his legal name. Defendants move to dismiss, arguing that plaintiff’s allegations fail to state a First Amendment claim and, alternatively, that they are entitled to qualified immunity. After defendants’ motion was fully briefed, plaintiff separately filed two amended complaints, which I construe as motions to amend the complaint. I recommend that defendants’ motion be granted and that plaintiff’s…