(PC) Cox v. Kernan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERNEST LEE COX, No. 2:19-cv-01637 JAM DB 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 SCOTT KERNAN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, with a civil rights 18 complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds on plaintiff’s second amended 19 complaint, as screened by the court. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff claims his due process rights were 20 violated as defendant was not an impartial hearing officer during a 2014 rules violation…