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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES BARKACS, Case No. 2:23-cv-01623-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. THAT PLAINTIFF INDICATE HIS

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RATTAN BHARAT, et al., CLAIMS DEEMED COGNIZABLE IN

THIS ORDER OR FILE ANOTHER

Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT ECF No. 10 RESPOND DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, alleges that defendants violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment by failing to provide adequate medical care for a wound on his back and by using excessive force against him. ECF No. 10 at 4-6. After reviewing the complaint, I find that it states viable Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to medical needs claims against defendants Wei, Rattan, Amaral, Gonsalves, Jones, Magsayo, and an unspecified number of “Doe” defendants—who cannot be served until they are enumerated and identified. The complaint also states a viable…