Bunton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BENJAMIN KARL RAY BUNTON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00211-JLT-SAB

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DISMISSING

v. CERTAIN CLAIMS AND ONE

DEFENDANT

CITY OF MENDOTA POLICE CHIEF, et al.,

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE

Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S LODGED SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

16 (ECF No. 23)

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN DAYS

19 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Benjamin Karl Ray Bunton (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 13, 2023.1 (ECF No. 1.) The Court screened the complaint, determined it did not state a cognizable claim, and directed Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 9.) On March 27, 2023, Plaintiff 26 1 At the time he initiated this action, Plaintiff was incarcerated at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. 27…