Spearman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHARLES ROMERO, No. 2:18-cv-1590 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M.E. SPEARMAN, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before this court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”). ECF No. 21. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff will be given the opportunity either to amend the FAC or proceed on the cognizable claims identified below. I. DISCUSSION A. Claims for Which a Response Will Be Required The FAC presents cognizable Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims against two defendants. Plaintiff alleges that R. Wilson, a physician1 at High Desert State Prison 26 In the FAC, plaintiff states that defendant R. Wilson is a physician. ECF No.…