Valencia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN SCOTT McCLINTOCK, No. 2:21-cv-0850-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS G. VALENCIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On May 24, 2022, the court screened plaintiff’s third amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. ECF No. 22. The court dismissed the complaint, explained the deficiencies therein, and granted plaintiff thirty days in which to file an amended complaint to cure the deficiencies. Id. The screening order warned plaintiff that failure to comply would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. In response to the order, plaintiff filed “objections,” stating that the order directing him to file another complaint is “wrong.” ECF No. 23 at 1. The time for filing a fourth…