Rocha

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:22-cv-00095-ADA-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DISMISS CERTAIN CLAIMS

v.

A. ROCHA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lance Williams is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se in this action brought 17 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

I. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

19 On March 10, 2023, this Court issued its First Screening Order. (Doc. 20.) The Court 20 found Plaintiff’s complaint stated cognizable Eighth Amendment claims against Defendants 21 Rocha, Florez, and Magallanes, and First Amendment claims against Defendants Rocha and 22 Florez, but failed to state any other cognizable claims for relief against any other defendant. (Id. 23 at 7-13.) Plaintiff was given 21 days to elect one of the following options: (1) file a first amended 24 complaint curing the deficiencies identified in the order; (2) notify the Court of his willingness to 25 proceed only on the claims found cognizable by the Court; or (3) file a notice of…