(PC) Powell v. Lynch

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADAM RANDOLPH POWELL, No. 2:22-CV-1493-DAD-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s original complaint, ECF No. 1. On July 31, 2023, the Court issued an order addressing the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s complaint. See ECF No. 10. The Court determined that Plaintiff’s complaint states cognizable Eighth Amendment claims as alleged in Claim I and Claim III of the complaint against Defendant Lynch arising from events occurring between December 2021 and February 2022 at California State Prison -- Sacramento. See id. The Court also determined that Plaintiff’s remaining claims as alleged in Claim II and as against Defendants Pierce and Lively are insufficient. See id. Plaintiff was provided leave to amend and cautioned that, if no…