Valdez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD B. SPENCER, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-0357 JLT SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS DISMISSING v. ) PLAINTIFF’S STATE LAW CLAIMS ) L. VALDEZ, et al., ) (Doc. 14) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Edward B. Spencer is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The magistrate judge reviewed the allegations of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim against Defendants L. Valdez and D. Parra for retaliation. However, the magistrate judge found Plaintiff’s remaining state law claims failed. Therefore, the magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations recommending that this action proceed on Plaintiff’s retaliation claim only and the state law claims be dismissed. (Doc. 14.) The Court served the Findings and…