(PC) Wilkins v. Heslop ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KEENAN WILKINS, No. 2:20-cv-01622 DJC DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 S. HESLOP, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 19 1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 20 636(b)(1). On April 10, 2023, the undersigned screened plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint 21 (ECF No. 20) and found it stated certain cognizable claims, but that other potential claims were 22 not cognizable. (ECF No. 25 at 14.) Plaintiff has elected to proceed on the claims found to be 23 cognizable and has declined to voluntarily dismiss the other claims. (See ECF No. 26.) 24 For the foregoing reasons, and for the reasons stated in the order filed on April 10, 2023 25 (ECF No. 25), IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED as follows: 26 1. The court order that this case proceed only on the following claims: (1) against 27 defendant S. Heslop for excessive force in violation of plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights, 28 retaliation in violation of his First Amendment rights, assault, battery, and violation of the Bane 1 | Act; and (2) against B. Velasquez and A. Sawma for equal protection under the Fourteenth 2 | Amendment. 3 2. All claims other than those identified above be dismissed with prejudice. 4 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 5 | assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within thirty (30) days 6 | after being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections 7 | with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 8 | “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that 9 | failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District 10 | Court’s order. Martinez v. YIst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 11 || Dated: June 2, 2023 12 13 141 pip ORAH BARNES wilk1622 fr UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28