Covello
(PC) Rodriguez v. Covello
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAVIER ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-02394-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. THAT PLAINTIFF INDICATE HIS
INTENT TO PROCEED ONLY WITH THE
14 PATRICK COVELLO, et al., CLAIMS DEEMED COGNIZABLE IN
THIS ORDER OR FILE ANOTHER
15 Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT 16 ECF No. 10 17 ORDER 18 DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL WITHOUT
19 PREJUDICE 20 ECF No. 12 21 22 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendant R. Decker, a 23 correctional officer, violated his Eighth Amendment rights by using excessive force against him. 24 ECF No. 10 at 3-4. After reviewing the operative amended complaint, I find this claim 25 cognizable. The complaint fails, however, to state a viable claim against any other defendant. 26 Plaintiff may either proceed only with his…