(PS) Johnson v. Solano County Sheriff,.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES L. JOHNSON JR., No. 2:22–cv–02061–DAD–CKD PS Plaintiff, ORDER v. SOLANO COUNTY SHERRIFF, ET AL., Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on January 11, 2023. (ECF No. 3.) The court also granted plaintiff an opportunity to amend his complaint, which alleged excessive force and other constitutional violations against the Solano County Sheriff’s Department and Officer Cynthia Hill, Officer Adrian Torres, and Officer Marc Avecilla. (See ECF Nos. 1, 3.) Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (FAC) on January 26, 2023. (ECF No. 4.) As set forth below, the FAC’s excessive force claims against Officer Hill, Officer Torres, and Officer Avecilla are sufficiently pled to survive this initial screening inquiry,2 while other deficiencies

26 1 Actions where a party proceeds without counsel are referred to a magistrate judge pursuant to E.D.…