Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAFONZO R. TURNER, No. 2:23-cv-0954 KJM SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SINGH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s first amended complaint for screening, plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file the first amended complaint, and plaintiff’s motions for return of his legal property. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has stated some cognizable claims for relief and has failed to state others. Plaintiff will be permitted to proceed on the claims found cognizable or file a second amended complaint. This court further grants plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time and denies plaintiff’s motions for return of his legal property without prejudice. SCREENING I. Legal Standards As described in the court’s prior screening order, the…