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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 RONNIE CHEROKEE BROWN, No. 2:19-cv-0699 TLN KJN P
12 Plaintiff,
13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
14 R. PLESHCHUK, et al.,
15 Defendants.
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17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. By order filed June 11, 2019, plaintiff was
18 granted thirty days leave in which to file an amended complaint in an effort to properly raise
19 retaliation claims against defendants. Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint raising
20 retaliation claims, and in his December 18, 2019 filing, did not indicate he wished to raise
21 retaliation claims, but confirmed that he intended to proceed on his original complaint. As noted
22 in the June 11, 2019 order, plaintiff’s original complaint fails to state a retaliation claim because
23 although he checked the box claiming a retaliation cause of action, he did not address all of the
24 elements required to state a cognizable retaliation claim. (ECF No. 7 at 3.) Thus, to the extent
25 plaintiff attempted to raise retaliation claims in his original complaint, such claims should be
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27 By separate order, the undersigned found that plaintiff’s due process claims should also be
28 dismissed because the Eighth Amendment provides the explicit textual source for plaintiff’s
1 | claims against defendants Dr. Pleschuk and Dr. Valencia, and plaintiff alleges no specific facts
2 || demonstrating a separate due process claim. ““[W]here a particular Amendment provides an
3 | explicit textual source of constitutional protection against a particular sort of government
4 | behavior, that Amendment, not the more generalized notion of substantive due process, must be
5 || the guide for analyzing these claims.’” County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833, 842
6 | (1998) (quoting Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 273 (1994); Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386,
7 | 395 (1989)). Therefore, plaintiff's due process claims should also be dismissed.
8 This action will proceed solely on plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claims against
9 | defendants Dr. Pleschuk and Dr. Valencia.
10 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that plaintiffs retaliation and due
11 | process claims (ECF No. 1) should be dismissed without prejudice.
12 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge
13 | assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(). Within fourteen days
14 | after being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections
15 | with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned
16 | “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that
17 | failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District
18 | Court’s order. Martinez v. Y1st, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).
19 || Dated: March 17, 2020
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