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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD GOSZTYLA, No. 2:21-cv-1403-DJC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MICHAEL FRENCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He filed this action on August 6, 2021. ECF No. 1. On November 8, 2021, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), the court determined that plaintiff’s complaint alleged potentially cognizable Eighth Amendment claims for excessive force against defendants Michael French, Nathan Burnette, and Paul “Scott” Pfeifer. ECF No. 7. All other claims were dismissed with leave to amend, id., and plaintiff opted not to amend his complaint. ECF No. 10. Plaintiff was subsequently permitted to file an amended complaint (ECF No. 46), and the operative complaint in this action (against defendants Burnette, French, Pfeifer, and Jose “Joey” Lemus) is docketed at ECF No. 39. ///// ///// ///// …