Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 KENNETH MACKEY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00337-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDING THAT CERTAIN v. CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE DISMISSED

E. GARCIA, et al.,

(ECF Nos. 1 & 8) Defendants. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN

DISTRICT JUDGE Kenneth Mackey (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on March 7, 2023. (ECF No. 1). The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 8). The Court found that only the following claims should proceed past the screening stage: Plaintiff’s claim for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendant Garcia and Plaintiff’s claim for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment against Defendant…