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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

ELROY W. BROWNING,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEANNE WOODFORD, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00342-AWI-LJO (PC)

SECOND ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF

TO EITHER FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT OR NOTIFY COURT OF

WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED ONLY ON

CLAIMS FOUND TO BE COGNIZABLE BY

COURT 

(Docs. 11 and 12)

Plaintiff Elroy W. Browning (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 8, 2005, the court issued

an order finding that plaintiff’s complaint contains a cognizable claim for relief against defendants

Castro, Jackson, and Lopez for use of excessive force, in violation of the Eighth Amendment, but

does not contain any other claims upon which relief may be granted. Plaintiff was ordered to either

file an amended complaint or notify the court of his willingness to proceed only against defendants

 Castro, Jackson, and Lopez on his Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. On August 17, 2005,

plaintiff filed a notice stating that he does not wish to amend and wishes to proceed against

defendants Castro, Jackson, and Lopez for use of excessive force and Parra for failing to protect him.

Plaintiff’s notice does not comply with the court’s order. Plaintiff must either amend or

notify the court of his willingness to proceed only against defendants Castro, Jackson, and Lopez on

his Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. Parra was not named as a defendant in the complaint

and plaintiff did not allege an Eighth Amendment claim based on the failure to protect him in the

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complaint. Therefore, plaintiff may not simultaneously agree to proceed only on his cognizable

excessive and add a party and a claim. The only way plaintiff may add a party and a defendant is to

file an amended complaint.

Accordingly, within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, plaintiff is

directed to comply with the court’s order of August 8, 2005, by either (1) filing an amended

complaint or (2) notifying the court that he is willing to proceed only against defendants Castro,

Jackson, and Lopez on his Eighth Amendment excessive force claim. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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