Ochoa

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ADRIAN LLOYD, Case No. 1:23-cv-00844-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER 13 v. ORDER ALLOWING PLAINTIFF’S

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

14 OCHOA, TO PROCEED ON HIS FIRST AMENDMENT

RETALIATION CLAIM AND HIS EIGHTH

15 Defendant. AMENDMENT CLAIMS AGAINST

DEFENDANT OCHOA

16 (ECF NO. 11) 17 18 19 Plaintiff Adrian Lloyd is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed 20 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint filed on June 2, 2024, Plaintiff alleged that 21 correctional officer Ochoa violated his Eighth Amendment rights when Ochoa harassed Plaintiff 22 by making derogatory statements, ramming his cart into Plaintiff’s cell, and calling Plaintiff a 23 “snitch” in front of other inmates. (See generally ECF No. 1). 24 The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint on March 1, 2024 and issued a screening order. (ECF No. 9). The Court found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim and 25…