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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEQUOYAH DESERTHAWK KIDWELL, Case No.: 1:22-cv-0709 JLT CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

v. RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS

CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

JASON COLLINS, et al., (Doc. 28) Defendants.

16 Sequoyah Deserthawk Kidwell, also known as Jason Scott Harper, seeks to hold the defendants liable for civil rights violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), and found Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for retaliation under the First Amendment against Defendant Aguna, in his individual capacity. However, the magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to allege cognizable claims against the other defendants. Therefore, the Court granted Plaintiff the option of filing an amended complaint or proceeding on the…