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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAVIER ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-02394-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. THAT PLAINTIFF INDICATE HIS

INTENT TO PROCEED ONLY WITH THE

PATRICK COVELLO, et al., CLAIMS DEEMED COGNIZABLE IN

THIS ORDER OR FILE ANOTHER

Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT ECF No. 10 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

APPOINT COUNSEL WITHOUT

PREJUDICE ECF No. 12 21 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendant R. Decker, a correctional officer, violated his Eighth Amendment rights by using excessive force against him. ECF No. 10 at 3-4. After reviewing the operative amended complaint, I find this claim cognizable. The complaint fails, however, to state a viable claim against any other defendant. Plaintiff may either proceed only with his…