Ortega

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARDIK KEVIN MEKHTARIAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-00696-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff,

THIRD SCREENING ORDER

v. (Doc. 16) C. ORTEGA, et al.,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Defendants. TO DISMISS CLAIMS FOR

DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE,

FAILURE TO PROTECT, AND

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AGAINST

DEFENDANT ORTEGA AND TO

DISMISS MILNES AS A DEFENDANT

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

20 Clerk of Court to assign a district judge

Plaintiff Mardik Kevin Mekhtarian is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 3, 2021, this Court entered a second screening order finding the first amended complaint (“FAC”) failed to state a claim and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims against Dr. Ortega for negligence and medical malpractice. The Court granted Plaintiff “one final opportunity to amend.” (Doc.…