Oboyle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON MIGUEL ESCAMILLA, No. 2:22-cv-2038 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

A. OBOYLE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The original complaint was screened, was found to state a cognizable claim for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment, and was ordered served. ECF No. 6. Currently before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint, filed as a matter of course under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1). ECF No. 23. Also before the court is defendants’ motion for an extension of time to file service waivers. ECF No. 22. I. First Amended Complaint A. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against “a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 27 …