(PC) Kauth v. Manuel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSEPH VINCENT KAUTH, Case No.: 1:23-cv-01731-SKO (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S 13 v. MOTION TO DISMISS 14 KAELIN MANUEL, (Doc. 22) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Joseph Vincent Kauth, a county jail inmate, is proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 19 Plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment excessive force claim. 20 I. INTRODUCTION1 21 Defendant Kaelin Manuel filed a motion to dismiss pursuant…