Mendoza

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ESMELING L. BAHENA, Case No. 1:22-cv-01585-BAM (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED

12 v. COMPLAINT

13 MENDOZA, (ECF No. 60) 14 Defendant. 15 16 I. Introduction 17 Plaintiff Esmeling L. Bahena (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 18 forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 19 Plaintiff’s second amended complaint against Defendant Mendoza for excessive force and 20 deliberate indifference to medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have 21 consented to United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 40.) 22 On March 25, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file an amended complaint. (ECF 23 No. 60.) Defendant Mendoza did not file a response, and the deadline to do so has expired. The 24 motion is deemed submitted. Local Rule 230(l). 25 II. Motion to Amend 26 A. Legal…