(PC) Saldana v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMUEL SALDANA, No. 2:22-cv-0801-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ST. ANDRE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After the court screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A1, plaintiff filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 15) which is screened below. Screening Order In Claim I, plaintiff states a potentially viable claim of Eighth Amendment excessive force against defendant Gonzales. See ECF No 15 (Claim I). Although plaintiff is not clear on the matter, his allegations also suggest an attempt to assert a First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Gonzales; plaintiff briefly asserts that the excessive force was applied to “teach

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee…