Shaffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OMAR SHARRIEFF GAY, No. 2:19-cv-1471 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER and JENNIFER SHAFFER, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner at California Men’s Colony (CMF), in San Luis Obispo, under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Plaintiff proceeds pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and a request for appointment of counsel. Plaintiff also requests that this case be transferred back to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. This action is referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, his additional requests are denied, and…