Chandra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBEN DARIO GARCIA, JR., No. 2:22-cv-1221 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. CHANDRA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s motions for the appointment of an expert witness are before the Court. As discussed below, plaintiff’s motions are denied without prejudice. I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS In his first amended complaint (“FAC”), plaintiff alleges that while he was housed at Mule Creek State Prison (“MCSP”), defendants A. Chandra, K. Mohr, J. Quiring, J. Charon, and J. Weiss: (a) retaliated against plaintiff in violation of the First Amendment by, inter alia, verbally threatening plaintiff, and issuing a rules violation report (“RVR”) asserting false allegations in retaliation for plaintiff filing a grievance against defendant A. Chandra; (b) violated plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights by, inter alia, housing him in…