Flores

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MONRELL DONOVAN MURPHY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00740-ADA-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN

v. CLAIMS

FLORES, (ECF Nos. 1, 6, 11)

Defendant. FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 14 I. Background Plaintiff Monrell Donovan Murphy (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 7, 2023, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that Plaintiff stated cognizable claims against Defendant D. Flores for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, but failed to state any other cognizable claims for relief. (ECF No. 6.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to either file a first amended complaint or notify the Court of his willingness to proceed only on the cognizable claims identified by the Court. (Id.) Following…