(PC) Williams v. Corcoran State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01009-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

v. FOR FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS

AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

CORCORAN STATE PRISON, et al., (ECF Nos. 16, 18, 27, 29, 31, 33) Defendants.

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

16 I. Procedural History Plaintiff Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 24, 2021, the Court screened the first amended complaint and found that it stated cognizable claims against Defendants Pederson, Diaz, and Rios for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, but failed to state any other cognizable claims against any other defendants, or the claims were improperly joined with other unrelated claims in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…