Jones
(PC) Mills v. Jones
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS K. MILLS, No. 1:23-cv-1214 JLT SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATION AND DISMISSING
v. CLAIM ZACHERY JONES, et al. (Doc. 16) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that he stated a single cognizable a cognizable claim for excessive force but no other claims. The Court granted Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint or to notify the Court of his willingness to proceed only on the excessive force claim. (Doc. 12.) Plaintiff notified the Court he would not file an amended complaint and was “willing to proceed on the claim found to be cognizable.” (Doc. 13 at 1; Doc. 14 at 1.) The magistrate judge then issued Findings and Recommendations, reiterating the finding Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim of excessive force and recommending the…