Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:22-cv-01212-KJM-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS F. GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After dismissal of the original complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (ECF No. 7), plaintiff has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 8), which the court must screen.1 As in the original complaint, plaintiff purports to bring a Fourth Amendment unreasonable search and seizure claim and an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. ECF No. 8 at 3, 5. The amended complaint alleges that in June of 2021, plaintiff was assigned to Minimum B ///// /////

1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 26 § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable…