Zaragoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, No. 2:21-cv-0153 DJC AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS L. ZARAGOZA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint. ECF No. 29. I. Procedural History By order filed January 31, 2023, the undersigned screened the first amended complaint and found that it stated claims for excessive force and retaliation against defendants Estrada, Tovar, and Bawari, as well as a distinct claim of cruel and unusual punishment against Estrada. ECF No. 17 at 15. The complaint did not state any other cognizable claims and plaintiff was given the option of proceeding on the first amended complaint as screened or amending the complaint. Id. Plaintiff opted to proceed on his cognizable claims and voluntarily dismissed…