Quinto
(PC) Lewis v. Quinto
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN LEWIS, JR., Case No. 1:22-cv-00628-KES-CDB (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL
v.
ALAN QUINTO, et al., (Doc. 52) Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Kevin Lewis, Jr., is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. Background This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims screened in Plaintiff’s original complaint pursuant to the Eighth Amendment for excessive force against Defendants Quinto1, Gilbert, Brown, and Hernandez, Correctional Officers (“COs”) at North Kern State Prison; and a claim for failure to protect against COs Brown and Hernandez. (Docs. 20, 21.).
1 In an amended notice of intent to waive service, Defendant Quinto’s name was rendered by counsel for Defendants as “Alan Guinto,” which is the same name used by that Defendant in Defendants’ 26 answer to the complaint. Cf. (Doc. 31 with Doc. 40.)