Michael Alan Dean Hill v. El Dorado County Sheriff, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALAN DEAN HILL, No. 2:24-cv-2752 DAD CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER, FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
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 March 27, 2025, the court screened plaintiff’s amended complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint which the court screens. As with plaintiff’s first two pleadings, the second 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…