(PC) Shockner v. Soltanian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MANFRED SHOCKNER, No. 2: 18-cv-1948 TLN KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 DR. SOLTANIAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 19 to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of 20 Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) filed by defendant Soltanian-Zadeh1 (ECF No. 79) and defendants 21 Vaughn and Smith (ECF No. 80). Also pending is…