(PC) McDaniel v. Lizarraga

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSEPH LEON MCDANIEL, No. 2:19-cv-1136 JAM KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 JOE LIZARRAGA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds through counsel in this civil rights action filed under 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Motions to dismiss by defendants Lin and Micael are fully briefed. As 19 discussed below, the undersigned recommends that defendant Lin’s motion be granted and 20 defendant Micael’s motion be partially granted. 21 I. Procedural Background 22 On…