Flores

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN DEWITT McDOWELL, Case No. 1:21-cv-01710-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

v. FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO OBEY

COURT ORDER AND FAILURE TO

R. FLORES, et al., PROSECUTE

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

Plaintiff Jonathan Dewitt McDowell is a former state prisoner1 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. I. INTRODUCTION On February 13, 2023, the Court issued its First Screening Order. (Doc. 15.) The Court determined Plaintiff had stated a cognizable claim for excessive force against Defendant Flores and a failure to intervene claim against Defendant Moreno. (Id. at 4-7.) It also found Plaintiff had failed to state any other cognizable claim for relief against any other named Defendant. (Id.) The Court directed Plaintiff to choose one…