Arreguin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTONIO EDWARDS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01650-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER FINDING THE

COMPLAINT STATES A COGNIZIABLE

v. EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIM G. ARREGUIN, Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Antonio Edward’s pro se civil rights compliant folder under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 15, 2021. (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). The Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 7). As set forth below, the Court finds the Complaint states a cognizable Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Defendant G. Arreguin. By separate order, the Court will direct service of process. Summary of the Complaint The Court accepts as true the factual allegations in the Complaint for purposes of this screening order. Plaintiff identifies one sole Defendant: G. Arreguin, a correctional officer at California State Prison at Corcoran. (Doc. No. 1…