(PC) Maestas v. C.S.A.T.F Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 RANDY MAESTAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00419-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. TO DISMISS CASE 13 C.S.A.T.F. PRISON, (ECF No. 13) 14 Defendant. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
ORDER TO ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE
17 Plaintiff Randy Maestas is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 18 this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court for 19 screening under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915 & 1915A is the First Amended Complaint (FAC). (ECF No. 20 13). 21 Plaintiff alleges Eighth Amendment claims against several correctional officers based 22 on various actions that include interference with mail, denial of toilet paper, denial of a request 23 for correctional officer’s badge, triggering of an alarm code and removal of Plaintiff from the 24 “chow hall,” and use of excessive force. 25 Upon review, the Court finds the FAC fails to state any cognizable federal claim and 26 recommends the…