Pantoja

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCUS QUINN BLAIR, JR., No. 1:23-cv-00574-NODJ-SAB Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING

v. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AND

DEFENDANTS

L. PANTOJA, et al., (ECF No. 17) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 19, 2023, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action proceed against Defendants Pantoja, Barcena, and the unidentified “Doe” officers for excessive force and against Defendants Ybarra, Gentry and Gaines for failure to protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 17.) The Magistrate Judge also recommended that all other claims and Defendants be dismissed from the action for failure to state a cognizable…