Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH ANTHONY CASTRO, No. 2:23-cv-0694 DC AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without an attorney, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) and plaintiff’s motion to consolidate cases. ECF Nos. 22, 23. I. Background A. Original Complaint The original complaint alleged that defendants Covello and Does 1-5 violated plaintiff’s rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and state tort law. ECF No. 1. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that between 2020 and 2022, Does 2-5 knowingly and willingly opened his legal mail on approximately four separate occasions outside of his presence. Id. at 5. Plaintiff asserted that the mail that was opened by Does 2-5 was clearly identified as legal/confidential mail and was correspondence between…