(PC) Ellis v. County of Kern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES ELLIS, No. 1:22-cv-00436-ADA-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING, IN PART, FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS

COUNTY OF KERN, et al., (ECF No. 9) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Charles Ellis is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On May 4, 2022, the Magistrate Judge screened Plaintiff’s first amended complaint and found that Plaintiff had stated the following cognizable claims: (1) excessive force in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and (2) denial of medical care in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment by Deputy Gifford, Deputy Alvarez, Boyd, and Lemon for the incident on March 23, 2022. (ECF No. 9.) The Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court dismiss all other claims and defendants from this action…