(PC) Bejarano v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BOB BEJARANO, Case No. 2:23-cv-1620-WBS-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

JEFF LYNCH, et al.,

Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings his second amended complaint against fourteen named defendants—correctional officers at plaintiff’s current and former correctional institutions—in their individual and official capacities, alleging that they retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment and violated his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights during a disciplinary hearing. ECF No. 25. He further moves for a preliminary injunction, id. at 5, and appointment of counsel, ECF No. 26. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint fails to state a claim, and I recommend that it be dismissed without leave to amend. I also recommend that plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction be denied. I will deny plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel without…