Jordan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 NICHOLAS LEE SMALL, Case No. 2:22-cv-00899-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS JORDAN, et al., SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: Defendants. (1) PROCEED ONLY WITH HIS

FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION

CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANTS

BARRIER AND JORDAN; OR

16 (2) DELAY SERVING ANY DEFENDANT AND FILE AN

AMENDED COMPLAINT

18 ECF Nos. 1 & 8

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

21 22 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendants Jordan and Doe violated his Eighth Amendment rights by using excessive force against him. ECF No. 1 at 4. He also alleges that, after force was used against him, defendants Jordan, Barrier, and Barton verbally harassed and threatened him. Id. at 4-6. Finally, he alleges that defendants Jordan and Barrier violated his First Amendment rights…