Brown
(PC) Casey v. Brown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINQUE ZAFIR CASEY, No. 1:23-cv-1068 JLT SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS
v. CERTAIN DEFENDANTS SGT. BROWN, et al., (Doc. 12) Defendants. 16 Dominque Zafir Case seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The assigned magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff stated cognizable claims for excessive force against Defendants Cruz, Castillinos, Veith, Duran, Godfrey and failure to intervene claims against Defendants Brown, Bess, and Diaz. (Doc. 12.) However, Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim against Defendant Medina. (Id. at 3-4.) The magistrate judge recommended the action proceed on Plaintiff’s cognizable claims and all other defendants be dismissed from the action. (Id. at 5.) The Court served the Findings and…