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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ROBERT L. SANFORD, Case No. 1:22-cv-01100-ADA-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. TO DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO

STATE A CLAIM AND FAILURE TO

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., OBEY A COURT ORDER

Defendants. (Docs. 21, 22)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

16 Plaintiff Robert L. Sanford is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action proceeding under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed an unsigned fourth amended complaint1 alleging he contracted COVID-19 due to Defendants’ deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of serious harm to Plaintiff’s health in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Doc. 20.) The Court screened the fourth amended complaint and found it fails to state a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim against any defendant. (Doc. 22.) The Court granted Plaintiff leave to file a fifth amended complaint within twenty-one days and advised: “If Plaintiff…