(PC) Young v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL JOSEPH YOUNG, No. 2:22-cv-0487 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al.. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has stated some claims, and gives plaintiff an opportunity to either file an amended complaint or proceed on the cognizable claims in her first amended complaint. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento. She complains of conduct that occurred there in 2019. On screening plaintiff’s original complaint, this court found: (1) plaintiff stated cognizable Eighth Amendment excessive force claims against Correctional Officers M. Sotelo, D. Giardino, and R. Bell; (2) plaintiff stated a cognizable claim that defendant Giardino was…