Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAYSHON LAMONT MOODY, Case No. 2:22-cv-01342-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

D. GONZALEZ, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Kayshon Lamont Moody is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In September 2022, I screened the complaint and found service appropriate for defendants D. Gonzalez, C. Tuyen, R. Valine, J. Ortega, T. Drake, A. Reilly, A. Humphers, and Jensen, all correctional officers, on an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. See ECF No. 7. Defendants move to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). ECF No. 17. Plaintiff opposes the motion. ECF No. 19. I recommend that defendants’ motion be denied. Legal Standards A complaint may be dismissed for “failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). To…