(PC) Hamilton v. Ables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID HAMILTON, No. 2:23-cv-0050 DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 L. ABLES et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants used excessive force against him in violation of his 19 Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma 20 pauperis (ECF No. 2.) and his amended complaint1 (ECF No. 5) for screening. For the reasons 21 set forth below,…