Foster

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL BARKARRI FOSTER, Case No. 22-cv-00878-WHO (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE;

v.

ORDER DIRECTING

C. CROSBY, et al., DEFENDANTS TO FILE A

DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR

Defendants. NOTICE REGARDING SUCH

MOTION;

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

14 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Michael Barkarri Foster alleges his jailors at Pelican Bay State Prison used excessive force against him in violation of the Eighth Amendment. His first amended 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint containing these allegations is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Foster has stated cognizable Eighth Amendment claims against various Pelican Bay correctional officers. The Court directs defendants to file in response to the first amended complaint a dispositive motion, or a notice regarding such motion, on or before March 6, 2023. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court…