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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MUSTAFFA MANSOUR, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

NORTH KERN STATE PRISON, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01054-EPG (PC)

 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 

RECOMMENDING THAT CERTAIN 

CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE 

DISMISSED

(ECF Nos. 1 & 24)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN 

FOURTEEN DAYS 

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN 

DISTRICT JUDGE

Mustaffa Mansour (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on August 22, 2022. (ECF No. 1). 

The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 24). The Court found that only the 

following claim should proceed past the screening stage: Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment 

excessive force claim against defendant Luken. (Id.).

The Court gave Plaintiff thirty days to either: “a. File a First Amended Complaint; b. 

Notify the Court in writing that he does not want to file an amended complaint and instead 

wants to proceed only on his Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant 

Luken; or c. Notify the Court in writing that he wants to stand on his complaint.” (Id. at 11). 

On December 27, 2022, Plaintiff filed what the Court construes as a notice that he wants to 

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proceed on the claim that the Court found should proceed past screening. (ECF No. 25).1

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the Court’s screening order that was entered on 

December 16, 2022 (ECF No. 24), and because Plaintiff has notified the Court that he wants to 

proceed on the claim that the Court found should proceed past screening (ECF No. 25), it is 

HEREBY RECOMMENDED that all claims and defendants be dismissed, except for Plaintiff’s 

Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant Luken.

These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States district 

judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within

fourteen (14) days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may 

file written objections with the Court. The document should be captioned “Objections to 

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file 

objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. 

Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 

(9th Cir. 1991)). 

Additionally, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to assign a district 

judge to this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 Plaintiff filed a notice of change of address. (ECF No. 25). In the notice, Plaintiff states that he wrote 

the Court a letter about moving forward on his Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. While the Court has not 

yet received this letter, as Plaintiff indicates that he wants to move forward on his Eighth Amendment excessive 

force claim, the Court construes the notice as also including Plaintiff’s response to the screening order.

In the notice Plaintiff also complains about the circumstances of his transfer, but he does not request any 

relief from the Court. Accordingly, the Court will not address these allegations. If Plaintiff wants relief related to 

this case, Plaintiff should file a motion asking for the relief he is seeking or a separate lawsuit regarding this issue.

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