Ruiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PERCY LEE RHODES, Case No. 1:21-cv-00942-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

v.

JOSEPH RUIZ, et al., Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

16 Plaintiff Percy Lee Rhodes is a former pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 6, 2022, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it states cognizable claims of deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against Defendants Ruiz, Lightner and McComas, as well as an access to courts claim against Defendant Cortez. (Doc. 9.) The Court further found that Plaintiff failed to state any other cognizable claim against any other named Defendant. (Id.) The Court therefore directed Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint curing the deficiencies in his pleading or to notify the Court that…