Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY THOMAS HARDIN, JR., No. 2:23-cv-1902 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court recently received a motion from plaintiff seeking an extension of time and appointment of counsel, in which plaintiff stated that he was submitting “skin tapings of [his] face & neck” as evidence of his claims. ECF No. 24. It appeared that plaintiff had in fact attached a piece of tape with skin attached to his motion. Plaintiff is advised that he should not send evidence to the court, particularly non-documentary evidence such as skin samples, as the court will not preserve or hold evidence on plaintiff’s behalf. The Clerk of the Court will be directed to return plaintiff’s motion to him. Plaintiff is cautioned that any further submissions containing biological materials will be returned or destroyed…