(PC) Adkins v. Austin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DUPREE LAMONT ADKINS, No. 2:21-cv-00738 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

LORI W. AUSTIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights in connection with the cancellation of plaintiff’s mental health treatment group and his subsequent appeal of that cancellation. Before the court is plaintiff’s second amended complaint (“SAC”) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff states one claim for relief against defendant Pham and recommends the remaining claims and defendants be dismissed from this action.1 //// //// //// 27 1 In a separate order, this court orders service of the second amended complaint on defendant Pham. SCREENING I. Legal Standards As described in this court’s prior…