Medina
(PC) Cotton v. Medina
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 WESLEY COTTON, Case No. 1:22-cv-00568-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDING THAT CERTAIN v. CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE DISMISSED SGT. MEDINA, et al., (ECF Nos. 1 & 9) Defendants. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN
DISTRICT JUDGE Wesley Cotton (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which includes state law claim(s). Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on May 11, 2022. (ECF No. 1). The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 9). The Court found that only the following claims should proceed past the screening stage: Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Doe Defendant(s) and his failure to protect claim against defendant MeDina. (Id.). The…