(PC) Hill v. El Dorado County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALAN DEAN HILL, No. 2:24-cv-2752 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is an El Dorado County Jail prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On December 20, 2024, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint violates joinder rules. Under Rule 20 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff cannot bring unrelated claims against different defendants. Simply put, plaintiff cannot join claims against defendant B that are not sufficiently connected to those brought against defendant A. Vague allegations concerning conspiracy do not satisfy court rules 26 …