Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 DANIEL RUIZ, Case No. 2:22-cv-01133-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: v. (1) PROCEED ONLY WITH HIS

FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION

ELIZABETH GONZALEZ, et al., CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANTS

GONZALEZ, BINION, AND CHACON

Defendants. (2) DELAY SERVING ANY DEFENDANT AND FILE AN

AMENDED COMPLAINT

15 ECF No. 1

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendants Gonzalez, Binion, and Chacon violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for filing a grievance. These claims are cognizable. Plaintiff also alleges that defendants violated his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights and sections of the California Penal and Civil Codes. For the reasons explained below, these claims are non-cognizable. Plaintiff may proceed only with his First Amendment claims, or he may delay serving any defendant and…