Spearman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ISRAEL RIOS, Case No. 1:19-cv-1009-ADA-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT

13 v. (Doc. No. 36) 14 NP JOSEPH DRAGON, MD

NADKUMAR RAVI,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Israel Rios, a prisoner, initiated this action proceeding in forma pauperis by filing 18 a pro se civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 30, 2022, Plaintiff, 19 assisted by counsel, filed a third amended complaint. (Doc. No. 36, “TAC”). Plaintiff’s TAC is 20 subject to screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds 21 the TAC states cognizable claims and will direct service of process by separate order. 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 A. Procedural Posture 24 Plaintiff’s initial complaint named multiple defendants from at least three different 25 correctional institutions, Spearman, Warden at High Desert State Prison; Stuart Sherman, Warden 26 at Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility;…