Secretary

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 1:23-cv-00526-KES-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER STRIKING THIRD AMENDED

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13 v. LIMITATION 14 SECRETARY, et al., (ECF No. 42) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 On November 4, 2024, Plaintiff’s motion to stay the proceeding was denied by the District 20 Judge, and Plaintiff was granted thirty days to file a third amended complaint in compliance with 21 the Court’s screening order. (ECF No. 41) 22 On December 6, 2024, Plaintiff filed a third amended complaint. (ECF No. 42.) In 23 preparing to screen the third amended complaint, the Court noted that it is pages fifty-four pages 24 in length, and includes multiple unrelated claims and defendants.1 (Id.) 25 Plaintiff is advised that he may not bring unrelated claims against unrelated parties in a 26 single action. Fed. R. Civ. P.…