Kernan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAFAEL GODINEZ, No. 2:18-cv-2921-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) inmate proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He filed this action on November 6, 2018. ECF No. 1. On April 24, 2019, the court determined that plaintiff’s complaint impermissibly joined multiple, unrelated claims against more than one defendant. ECF No. 10 at 2-3. Plaintiff was given leave to amend to address this deficiency in his complaint. Id. at 4. The court must screen the amended complaint. Having done so, it is recommended that plaintiff’s claims be dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff’s motion to compel the return of his legal materials is also denied.

1 After the court dismissed the original complaint, plaintiff filed a first amended…