(PC)Simmons
(PC)Simmons v. Wuerth
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS, No. 1:19-cv-01107-DAD-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING
J. WUERTH, et al., PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
Defendant. (Doc. Nos. 14, 17)
17 Plaintiff Melvin Joseph Simmons is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 28, 2019, the court received a letter from plaintiff, addressed to the Clerk of the Court, demanding that the court cease and desist using “Jr.” as part of his name. (Doc. No. 10.) Additionally, on September 3, 2019, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 11.) The assigned magistrate judge granted plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis on September 5, 2019. (Doc. No. 12.) On September…