Archie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT EPPS, No. 2:23-cv-00135-DAD-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ARCHIE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is confined in Atascadero State Hospital and proceeds without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 concerning events that occurred while he was incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento. He has paid the filing fee. Since April 1, 2024, plaintiff has filed five amended complaints, sometimes accompanied by a motion seeking leave to amend his complaint. ECF Nos. 43, 46, 53, 56, 57, 59. Also pending are defendant’s requests that the court screen plaintiff’s amended complaint and revise the schedule. ECF Nos. 47, 50, 55. Plaintiff also seeks modification of the schedule to permit him to conduct further discovery. ECF No. 51. I. Motions to Amend Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 allows a party to amend a pleading only with the opposing party’s consent or the leave of…