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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARDIK KEVIN MEKHTARIAN, No. 1:20-cv-00696-ADA-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, IN PART, AND

v. DISMISSING CERTAIN CLAIMS C. ORTEGA, et al., (ECF No. 23) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Mardik Kevin Mekhtarian is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 16, 2023, the Magistrate Judge screened Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) and issued findings and recommendations recommending dismissal of certain claims. (ECF No. 23.) The Magistrate Judge found that the SAC stated cognizable claims of Eighth Amendment medical deliberate indifference against Defendants Brosius and Does 1–10, and a state law claim of gross negligence against Defendant Ortega. (ECF No. 23.) The…