(PC) Eddington v. Jackson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN LAVERN EDDINGTON, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-01165-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. SEPTEMBER 18, 2023, DEADLINE K. JACKSON, J. SMITH, P. ROGAN, M.

MONTOYA, B. RODRIGUEZ, C.

GONZALES, M. JOHNSON, and S.

MAGDALENO,

16 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Melvin Eddington, a state prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). On July 13, 2023, the undersigned screened Plaintiff’s Complaint and found it stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Defendants Jackson, Smith, Rogan, Montoya, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Johnson, and Magdaleno in their individual capacities but failed to state any other claim. (See generally Doc. No. 9). The Court directed Plaintiff to deliver to correctional officials for mailing no later than August 14, 2023: (1) an amended complaint; (2) a notice under Rule 41 that he intends to stand on the Complaint as screened…