Jalijali

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE E. WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00605-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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JEHOSHUA JALIJALI, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lance E. Williams is a former state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds against correctional officers Jehoshua Jalijali and D. LaCroix on an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against both officers and a First Amendment retaliation claim against Jalijali. ECF No. 1. Pending is a motion to dismiss by LaCroix and a motion to dismiss and revoke plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status by both defendants. ECF Nos. 29 & 34. In the first, LaCroix argues that dismissal is warranted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because plaintiff fails to state a claim against him and because he is entitled to qualified immunity. In the second, both defendants move…