Pfitzer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THEODORA MEDLEY, No. 2:22-cv-00227 DJC SCR P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS S. PFITZER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 24, 2023, the previously assigned magistrate judge appointed counsel to plaintiff for the limited purpose of “investigating the claim, then drafting and filling an amended complaint.” (ECF No. 89.) Counsel filed the second amended complaint (“SAC”) on November 12, 2024 (ECF No. 100), thereby fulfilling their obligations pursuant to the limited appointment order. The SAC is now before the court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. However, upon review, the undersigned has determined that the SAC contains misjoined claims that preclude screening at this time. To avoid prejudice to plaintiff, namely the barring of claims by the statute of limitations if…